#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

News in the light of cryptocurrency regulation indicate that at the recent round table on cryptocurrencies, SEC's leading voices expressed their views on DeFi, code, and regulation:

• SEC Chair Atkins: "Engineers should not be held responsible for how others use their code."

• Hester Peirce: "Code is protected speech under the First Amendment."

• Eric Vorhees: "Smart contracts are a step forward in enhancing over human regulators."

• Others argued that decentralization is not lawlessness — it is transparent, predictable, and user-oriented.