{"id":486626,"date":"2025-06-25T00:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=486626"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T22:29:33","slug":"us-academic-institutions-urge-sec-to-implement-stringent-crypto-staking-rules-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-academic-institutions-urge-sec-to-implement-stringent-crypto-staking-rules-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"US academic institutions urge SEC to implement stringent crypto staking rules, oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives from multiple universities met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s (SEC) Crypto Task Force on June 23 to discuss a staking rulebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The meeting included representatives from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, the University of Chicago Law School, and venture firm Placeholder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/files\/ctf-memo-university-california-berkeley-law-georgetown-university-law-university-chicago-law.pdf\">to the logs<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the discussions focused on narrow definitions, economic guardrails, and open-source requirements when it comes to staking digital assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mutual-funds approach<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The delegation worked under the Blockchain and Law at Berkeley (BLAB) banner and requested that the SEC certify the term \u201cstaking\u201d only for products that perform protocol-level validation and require pre-approval of any retail marketing that uses the label.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They compared the approach to the mutual-fund \u201c80% names rule,\u201d arguing that precise terminology would stop custodial yield programs from masquerading as core network staking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the group proposed capping published yields at a protocol\u2019s base reward rate and limiting intermediary fees to 5% of those rewards to curb aggressive advertising.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, providers could boost fees if they can justify higher charges with auditable cost data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BLAB also recommended standardized, on-interface disclosures of gross network yield, net customer payout, and slashing liability so that users see real-time risk and fee data inside wallets and explorers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting followed a<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-removes-key-hurdle-for-ethereum-etfs-by-exempting-staking-from-securities-rules\/\">May 29 staff bulletin<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in which the SEC\u2019s Division of Corporation Finance said that self-staking, delegated staking, and most non-custodial services do not trigger securities registration requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industry participants view the exemption as a springboard rather than a finish line. Exchange-traded fund (ETF) advocates note that the Internal Revenue Service still must decide how grantor-trust structures can distribute staking rewards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Transparency beyond exemption<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Against that policy backdrop, the universities told SEC staff that disclosure alone cannot manage concentrated validator power or hidden rehypothecation loops in liquid-staking and restaking protocols.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They asked the agency to mandate public dashboards that display validator influence, uptime, censorship behavior, and jurisdictional exposure, as well as an open-source requirement for any client software that interacts with consensus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presenters further recommended licensing thresholds for entities that control a material share of network stake, mirroring bank-style oversight for dominant validators.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They argued that the combination of slashing, live data, and licensing would \u201cclose the gap between on-chain enforcement and real-world accountability,\u201d according to the meeting memo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SEC took the suggestions under advisement, leaving academic proponents and industry stakeholders to await further guidance on whether staking\u2019s new regulatory safe harbor will expand into a codified framework.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives from multiple universities met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s (SEC) Crypto Task Force on June 23 to discuss a staking rulebook. 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