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At the same time, skeptics argued that the current definition by the Howey test works, as the SEC won more motions than lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event marked a shift in tone from the SEC under former Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/gary-gensler\/\">Gary Gensler<\/a>, who frequently characterized most crypto tokens as securities and pursued enforcement actions against major firms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Legal definitions and the scope of securities law<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussions extended to what characteristics of digital assets, if any, justify different treatment under the law. Crypto advocates at the event suggested that beyond asking whether something is a security, the more relevant question may be whether certain securities merit exemptive relief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents argued that one possible differentiator is the degree of control exerted by issuers, a concept that better captures the decentralized nature of many blockchain networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee Reiners, a lecturing fellow at the Duke Financial Economics Center, said that all panelists agree that Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) is not a security because it is sufficiently decentralized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, he added that drawing a line to define if something is sufficiently decentralized or an investment contract is impossible, citing a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) report that divides decentralization by spectrums based on different aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Investor risk and statutory authority<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skeptics of the crypto industry presented contrasting perspectives. Former SEC enforcement official John Reed Stark and the most vocal critic maintained that the agency\u2019s responsibility is to protect investors who purchase digital assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, crypto critics argued that the Howey Test remains a sufficient legal standard and that the SEC\u2019s track record of litigation success affirms its interpretive authority. Stark suggested that there is no need to reinvent the framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite these divisions, participants generally agreed that clearer definitions and regulatory consistency would benefit the industry and the SEC\u2019s oversight responsibilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The roundtable represents the first in a series of efforts to modernize the agency\u2019s stance on crypto markets while balancing investor protection with technological innovation. 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