Crypto developers launch PAC as Senate debates Clarity Act

A new political action committee dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency software developers from legal liability launched on Wednesday, backed by executives from several prominent industry organizations. The Defend Developers PAC enters the political arena as the U.S. Senate continues to debate a major digital asset bill that includes key protections for the sector.

The committee’s board includes Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund, Miller Whitehouse-Levine of the Solana Policy Institute, and Brian Nistler of Uniswap Labs. In a statement, founder Gavin Zavatone said the group plans to raise and contribute more than six figures across dozens of key races in the upcoming midterm elections to support lawmakers who champion legal protections for developers. Zavatone, who is also policy lead at the DeFi Education Fund, argued that developers have long faced regulatory uncertainty and enforcement actions instead of clear rules.

The launch coincides with ongoing legislative negotiations in the Senate over the Clarity Act, a broad cryptocurrency market structure bill. A central provision, known as the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, seeks to clarify that developers of...