#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

At the latest SEC cryptocurrency seminar, prominent voices expressed opinions on DeFi, code, and regulations:

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

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

• Erik Voorhees: "Smart contracts are a leap forward compared to human regulators."

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