#CryptoRoundTableRemarks ⚖️ — Code, DeFi & Accountability

At the latest SEC roundtable, some bold truths surfaced about how we regulate code in a decentralized world:

🗣 SEC Chair Atkins:

Engineers shouldn’t be held liable for how others use their code.

📜 Hester Peirce:

Code is protected speech under the First Amendment.

🔗 Erik Voorhees:

Smart contracts are a step function improvement over human regulators.

💡 The bigger debate:

Is decentralization lawless, or just differently governed — by transparency, predictability, and user control?

🤔 My Take:

Open-source DeFi devs = builders of tools, not financial gatekeepers.

But intent matters — hiding fraud behind “code” isn’t innovation.

As $ETH

and DeFi ecosystems grow, regulation must evolve — to focus on outcomes, not control.

Protect freedom to build, but enforce accountability where manipulation occurs.

👇 Where do you stand? Should devs be protected like open-source coders, or held accountable like banks?