SEC’s Liquid Staking Guidance Sparks Internal Clash Over Clarity
2025-08-06
The SEC issued new guidance stating that liquid staking, in some forms, does not qualify as a securities transaction. Commissioner Hester Peirce backed the view, likening liquid staking to depositing assets in exchange for ownership receipts. Meanwhile, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw criticised the guidance as legally unfounded and detached from reality.Continue Reading