SEC's Peirce warns some DeFi vaults, onchain lending may fall under securities laws
The commissioner said onchain vaults and lending strategies could resemble investment funds or advisers, depending on how they are structured.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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