Optimistic news: SEC clarifies that liquid staking may not be classified as securities

A new positive signal has just come from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the agency announced that some liquid staking activities in cryptocurrency may not be classified as securities.

The possibility of escaping regulatory oversight

#LiquidStaking is a form of users staking tokens and receiving a tradable representative token in return. According to the SEC, in some cases, these representative tokens do not meet the criteria to be considered securities under current laws.

After thorough analysis using the Howey test, #SEC found that many liquid staking service providers only perform technical tasks. They do not engage in investment management or operations similar to traditional financial institutions, thus they are not suitable to be classified as securities.

Although this is just a statement from the research team and not an official decision, it is an important step forward. This clarity helps alleviate concerns about legal risks for projects and investors in the liquid staking space, opening up stronger growth opportunities for the #DeFi sector. This is a positive sign that regulatory agencies are gradually adopting a more pragmatic approach to the innovations in the cryptocurrency market.