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Uniswap's founder weighs in on US securities laws, says regulatory framework is hard to apply to DeFi

Recently, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams commented again on the conflict between US securities laws and decentralized finance, arguing that the existing regulatory framework can't be directly mapped to smart contracts and open-source blockchain systems.

Adams pointed out that the core issue with the current regulatory framework is that the structure of DeFi protocols operates completely differently from traditional financial institutions. Therefore, the question arises whether smart contracts and decentralized protocols should be treated the same as traditional intermediaries.

Specifically, DeFi protocols' smart contracts automatically execute trades, while the front-end interfaces provide access points, and token holders, developers, labs, and users sit at different levels of the tech stack. This complexity makes enforcement challenging and can easily lead to disputes.

Adams's view continues the longstanding core debate in the crypto space: whether existing securities laws apply to the DeFi sector without new regulations being formulated.

This issue is crucial for leading decentralized exchanges like Uniswap because if regulators equate protocol-level software with traditional exchanges, the decentralized finance ecosystem will face extremely high compliance costs.

On the flip side, if policymakers can clearly delineate the boundaries between autonomous code, user interfaces, and centralized control entities, the DeFi industry may have a more reasonable space to develop.

Currently, there are widespread concerns in the DeFi sector that vague regulatory details could stifle development and push the industry offshore, while regulators worry that decentralized mechanisms could become tools for evading oversight. Whether legislators can clarify the regulatory boundaries is also a focal point of market attention.

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