#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

At the recent SEC “Crypto Roundtable” hosted in Washington, D.C., key voices highlighted a shift in regulatory tone: SEC Chair Paul Atkins emphasized that engineers shouldn’t be penalized for how others use their code, and Commissioner Hester Peirce declared that “code is protected speech under the First Amendment”—echoing open‑source principles . Erik Voorhees added that smart contracts represent a “step‑function improvement over human regulators” . The mood was optimistic, with DeFi tokens like UNI and AAVE rallying ~26% and ~20% respectively following the event . Binance framed these remarks under the hashtag #CryptoRoundTableRemarks, reinforcing its support for code‑driven innovation and a clearer, formalized regulatory path forward.