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SEC Commissioner Statement on DeFi Risks, Regulations, and Opportunities
Decentralized Finance: New Challenges for the CFTC
Decentralized Finance (DeFI) refers to the use of platforms such as Ethereum to offer an
alternative financial system that is open for anyone to use, and which allows centralized
intermediaries to be replaced by decentralized applications (DApps). – Elliptic DeFi Regulatory Report
DeFi Has Not Followed Through On Its Privacy Promises — Yet
The DeFi industry is not living up to the expectations of Web3 builders or regulators.
Bridging Policy and Practice: A Pragmatic Approach to Decentralized Finance, Risk, and Regulation
Confronted with a Hobson’s choice of either implementing stringent enforcement of uncertain regulation or geo-fencing the United States, it’s become paramount for regulators and stakeholders to consider collaborative alternatives for shaping the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). Championing collaboration, this paper emphasizes the need for all DeFi stakeholders, from intermediaries to builders, to proactively enhance transparency and risk management, irrespective of regulatory dictates.
What the SEC’s Proposed ‘Exchange’ Definition Could Mean for DeFi
Legal challenges are likely imminent, as one lawyer argues the US securities regulator is “exceeding its statutory authorization”
Unpacking Treasury’s DeFi Risk Assessment
The United States Treasury Department released its Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance (the “assessment”). The assessment comes as a response to the September 2022 White House framework for digital assets, which specifically asked Treasury to provide a risk assessment for DeFi. The assessment attempts to define DeFi — a term that, according to Treasury, is “often used loosely in the virtual asset industry” — and enumerates a number of illicit finance risks.
Regulators Investigate Crypto-Exchange Developer Uniswap Labs
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the startup behind one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, as regulators probe further into parts of the digital-asset market that have resisted oversight, according to people familiar with the matter.
Cannabis, Crypto & Crowdfunding In First Of Its Kind Litigation Finance Offering
An agricultural research and commercial hemp operation called Apothio LLC is officially the first plaintiff to attempt to fund a civil case by asking individual investors to buy crypto tokens in a crowdfunded “initial litigation offering.”
