#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

🧠 Code, Speech & Responsibility in DeFi

#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

At the latest SEC crypto roundtable, big voices dropped bold takes:

💬 SEC Chair Atkins:

> “Engineers shouldn’t be held liable for how others use their code.”

💬 Commissioner Hester Peirce:

> “Code is protected speech under the First Amendment.”

💬 Erik Voorhees:

> “Smart contracts are a step function improvement over human regulators.”

🛠️ Others added: DeFi isn’t lawless — it’s transparent, predictable, and user-driven.

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🎯 So what’s the takeaway?

As finance becomes more code-based, we’re facing a new question:

Should DeFi devs be protected like open-source coders — or regulated like banks?