While the crypto industry is still searching for its regulatory compass, the SEC has just focused on a rapidly expanding practice: liquid staking. In a statement as technical as it is laden with meaning, the agency specifies that certain forms of liquid staking could escape regulation regarding financial securities. A welcome nuance, without a doubt, but one that does not completely dispel the legal gray areas that still loom over the sector.

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