#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

At the last roundtable on cryptocurrency held by the SEC, key voices expressed their opinions on DeFi, code, and regulation:

• SEC Chairman Atkins: "Engineers should not be held responsible for how others use their code."

• Hester Peirce: "Code is speech protected by the First Amendment."

• Erik Voorhees: "Smart contracts are a step function improvement over human regulators."

• Others argued that decentralization is not lawless — it is transparent, predictable, and user-driven.