SEC Official: Staking Isn’t a Security — Big Win for PoS Projects!
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In a historic first, SEC’s crypto lead Hester Peirce clarified that staking activities in PoS & DPoS networks do NOT fall under securities law!
What it means:
✅ Running a validator or delegating tokens = not a security
⚙️ Technical participation in consensus is off the SEC's radar
📢 SEC promises more guidance to clear up confusion
Peirce even admitted past enforcement has confused good actors more than stopping fraud — and now, U.S. institutions may be ready to embrace staking full-on!
Figment (staking provider) says this could supercharge adoption across the U.S.