SEC Chair Atkins: “Engineers shouldn’t be held liable for how others use their code.”
Hester Peirce: “Code = protected speech.”
Erik Voorhees: “Smart contracts > human regulators.”
As DeFi grows, so does the debate:
Should devs be treated like open-source builders or held accountable like banks?
🔍 My take: Code isn’t crime.
Regulate intent and control, not neutral tools.
Builders shouldn’t face penalties for how permissionless code is used.
But if a “DeFi” project holds keys, custody, or admin control—it’s playing TradFi with extra steps.
Let’s build smarter laws for smarter finance. 👇
