US virtual asset TF: ”Security status judgment takes priority...Staking considered”

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Virtual Assets Task Force has set forth the development of standards for determining whether crypto assets (virtual currencies) are securities as a priority issue.
The SEC plans to reconsider whether the proposed law violates the law. Hester Pierce, who chaired the Virtual Asset Task Force, announced 10 major policy issues and said, "We will prioritize the issue of determining whether virtual assets are securities.
Pierce also said, "We will set standards for whether virtual asset lending and staking services are subject to securities laws," and "clarify the SEC's jurisdiction."
Former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has previously argued that staking services violate securities laws.
Pierce said, "To date, the SEC's (Gensler administration) crypto-asset regulations have lacked clarity, and
"It may be that the industry's position has been unrealistic," he said. "It will take some time for the SEC and virtual asset companies to determine how they can resolve the uncertainties, including ongoing litigation."
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