#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

the SEC’s recent crypto roundtable, prominent figures shared strong views on DeFi, code, and regulation:

• SEC Chair Atkins emphasized that “engineers shouldn’t be held liable for how others use their code.”

• Commissioner Hester Peirce asserted that “code is protected speech under the First Amendment.”

• Erik Voorhees called smart contracts a “step function improvement over human regulators.”

• Meanwhile, others stressed that decentralization isn’t lawless—it’s transparent, predictable, and user-driven.