Washington, D.C. — One of Washington’s top crypto lobbyists, Miller Whitehouse-Levine, don make announcement say he don establish the first-ever nonprofit wey go focus on Solana, di popular blockchain wey don become very important for meme coin trading and decentralized finance.
Di Solana Policy Institute, wey Whitehouse-Levine go lead as di inaugural CEO, go serve as a nonpartisan nonprofit wey go dey advocate for decentralized networks like Solana because dem dey vision as di future infrastructure of di digital economy.
In a chat with Decrypt, Whitehouse-Levine talk say, “This na di moment for crypto policy.” E highlight say as di digital asset industry dey gain momentum for D.C., na im make am necessary make dem ensure Solana conduct proper representation with lawmakers. “Folks for Washington dey take closer look at crypto’s use cases and benefits,” e add.
Dis year, 2025, don already see plenty crypto-related activities for di nation’s capital. President Donald Trump don sign several crypto-related bills since him return to office, and e dey expect to sign more. Both di Senate and di House of Representatives dey advance multiple crypto legislation, and di lawmakers wey dey behind those bills don show optimism say some of dem fit become law by di end of summer.
As di crypto industry don gain much political power over di last year, Solana don also grow central to di broader ecosystem. Last year, Solana see plenty activities due to di rise of Solana-based meme coin platforms, with di blockchain recording about 220 million monthly active address uses in 2024. Out of dat number, 100 million dey use Solana, while di next competitor, Ethereum layer-2 network Base, get like 22 million.
In addition, di operations and missions of Solana dey supported by Solana Foundation. Although di foundation dey operate from Switzerland, e no get formal connection with di Solana Policy Institute, according to people wey sabi di matter.
For now, Whitehouse-Levine dey di only staff for Solana Policy Institute, but dem plan to expand di team soon.
