SEC Staff: Some Staking Activities Are Not Securities

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has clarified that defined protocol staking on proof-of-stake networks does not constitute a securities offering under federal law. SEC Staff Clarifies Protocol Staking Not a Security for Covered Crypto Assets on PoS Network The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a detailed public statement on…

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SEC says protocol staking on PoS networks is not a securities

Key Takeaways The SEC clarified that protocol staking on PoS networks is not considered a securities offering. Staking activities and related services are classified as administrative or ministerial rather than entrepreneurial. Share this article The US SEC has clarified that certain protocol staking activities on proof-of-stake (PoS) networks do not constitute securities offerings under federal…

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