PANews reported on April 1st that according to The Block, Miller Whitehouse-Levine, a long-time supporter of cryptocurrency, is launching his next venture in Washington D.C. - establishing the Solana Policy Institute to educate legislators and regulators to think "beyond Bitcoin". At a time when digital assets are attracting legislative attention and related legislative work is rapidly advancing (covering aspects from stablecoins to market structure), this nonpartisan nonprofit organization officially debuted on Monday. Whitehouse-Levine, who previously led the DeFi Education Fund lobbying group, stated that there is still much work to be done in Washington to educate about cryptocurrencies.
The institute will focus on influencing the drafting of stablecoin and market structure bills, as well as impacting the newly formed cryptocurrency working group of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SSEC) and the new leadership of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Whitehouse-Levine said the Solana Policy Institute's goal will be to support technology-neutral policies to create a "level playing field". Whitehouse-Levine noted that he is currently the only staff member but plans to hire more. He declined to disclose who specifically funds the organization. The Solana Foundation stated that it is an independent and separate organization.
