#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

🚀 #CryptoRoundTableRemarks Highlights 🚀

1️⃣ SEC Chair Paul Atkins affirmed that self-custody of crypto is a core American value 🇺🇸 and that Proof-of-Work and staking are not considered securities.

2️⃣ Atkins proposed "innovation exemptions" to allow DeFi projects to develop with clearer guidelines ⚖️.

3️⃣ Following his remarks, AAVE, Uniswap, and SKY tokens surged between 15% and 24% 📈.

4️⃣ Atkins emphasized that American principles like freedom and private property are key to DeFi 🌐.

5️⃣ Many saw the SEC’s initiatives as a "turning point" for crypto regulation 💡.

6️⃣ However, Commissioner Crenshaw cautioned that formal rulemaking is still needed, involving a full public comment process 📝.