{"id":6869,"date":"2025-08-05T19:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sec-clarifies-stance-on-liquid-staking-activities\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:54:03","slug":"sec-clarifies-stance-on-liquid-staking-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sec-clarifies-stance-on-liquid-staking-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC clarifies stance on liquid staking activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">U.S Securities and Exchange Commission does not view certain liquid staking activities as the offer and sale of securities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d13f613d268c9ec9b52e4e0ec71b6dc3\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SEC\u2019s Division of Corporation Finance has provided guidance regarding certain liquid staking activities.<\/li>\n<li>The regulator says crypto liquid staking is not an offer or sale of securities under federal securities laws.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-104-securities-exchange-commission-division-corporation-finance-issues-staff-statement-certain-liquid\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a>, the SEC says that liquid staking activities are not considered securities when applied in the sense of staking cryptocurrencies via protocols and receiving liquid tokens as receipts confirming ownership of the staked assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SEC shared its guidance after a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/corpfin-certain-liquid-staking-activities-080525\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> clarifying the view on liquid staking by the agency\u2019s Division of Corporation Finance.<\/p>\n<p>According to the regulator, applying this view to activities in the liquid staking market and within the regulatory purview of the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is the guidance of the Commission\u2019s Division of Corporation Finance that these activities do not constitute the offer and sale of securities.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEC\u2019s push for regulatory clarity<\/h2>\n<p>The statement on liquid staking is part of SEC\u2019s fresh approach to crypto regulation, with this clarification aimed at providing further clarity to the industry. SEC chair Paul Atkins said the securities watchdog is committed to ensuring regulatory clarity regarding the application of U.S. federal securities laws in crypto and related financial activities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s staff statement on liquid staking is a significant step forward in clarifying the staff\u2019s view about crypto asset activities that do not fall within the SEC\u2019s jurisdiction. I am pleased that the SEC\u2019s Project Crypto initiative is already producing results for the American people,\u201d the SEC chair added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The regulator\u2019s statement comes just days after leading industry players, including Jito Labs, VanEck, Bitwise Investments and MultiCoin Capital, urged SEC to allow use of liquid staking tokens in the anticipated Solana exchange-traded products. <\/p>\n<p>It also comes a few weeks after the agency issued new listing standards and in-kind redemptions for crypto ETPs.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S Securities and Exchange Commission does not view certain liquid staking activities as the offer and sale of securities. 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