
Opinion by: Raks Sondhi, chief operating officer of Freedx
Governing composable, borderless and programmable ecosystems with rules made for simple, static financial systems presents a fundamental challenge.
In the past year alone, decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms held over $60 billion worth of crypto assets locked in their protocols. Yet most jurisdictions still lack a clear definition of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). This confusion is slowing innovation and undermining the credibility of regulatory institutions.
Lawmakers still…

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