#CryptoRoundTableRemarks

Code as "Protected Speech" vs. Accountability

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce appropriately reminds that code is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment. This is in line with the basic principle that developers who only publish open-source software (such as the DeFi protocol) should not be responsible for misuse by third parties—just as knife makers are not responsible for criminal actions that use the knife. $ETH