According to Foresight News, more than 300 participants in the cryptocurrency sector have signed a petition initiated by the DeFi Education Fund. The petition, which includes signatures from notable figures such as Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, calls on the Trump administration to cease what it describes as unlawful prosecutions of open-source software developers.
The petition specifically urges U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House's crypto advisor, David Sacks, to defend software developers who are currently under scrutiny by the Department of Justice. The signatories argue that these legal actions threaten innovation and the development of decentralized finance (DeFi) technologies.
The DeFi Education Fund, a prominent advocacy group in the cryptocurrency space, aims to protect the rights of developers and promote a regulatory environment that supports technological advancement. The petition reflects growing concerns within the industry about the impact of legal challenges on the future of open-source software development.