SEC's Atkins Exempts DeFi Platforms, Calls Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Mining and Self-Custody 'Foundational American Value'

SEC Chair Paul Atkins affirmed at the Crypto Task Force roundtable that Bitcoin proof-of-work mining and self-custody of cryptocurrency do not breach securities laws, stating, 'The right to have self-custody of one’s private property is a foundational American value that should not disappear when one logs onto the internet