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SEC commissioner warns that some crypto lending and vault products may be covered by US securities laws
Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Hester Peirce said that crypto vaults and onchain lending products could be treated as investment funds or investment advisers under existing US securities laws, depending on how they are structured. The statement signals that these popular decentralized finance tools may face formal regulatory scrutiny.
Why it matters for the crypto market
A signal from an SEC commissioner that common decentralized finance products could fall under securities rules puts a wide range of crypto protocols and their operators at potential legal risk.
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