The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new guidance on cryptocurrency staking is widely seen as a major win for the crypto industry and the push toward globally consistent digital asset regulation.
In a May 29 statement, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said “Protocol Staking Activities” such as cryptocurrencies data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/defi-staking-proof-of-stake-pos-coins” title=”null”>staked in a proof-of-stake blockchain “don’t need to register with the Commission transactions under the Securities Act.”
The agency’s new guidance marks a “major step forward” for the US cryptocurrency…

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