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Crypto Wins Partial Victory as SEC Eases Staking Concerns
Liquid staking just got approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In a staff statement released Tuesday, the agency clarified that this type of staking does not require securities law disclosures, offering the industry a degree of legal clarity it has long sought. The statement, published by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, addresses how liquid staking works when users deposit crypto assets with a third-party provider in exchange for "receipt tokens." These tokens can be used in decentralized finance (DeFi) while the original assets remain staked on proof-of-stake blockchains. This is ... (full story)
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Aug 5, 2025 2:21pm
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