DeFi Education Fund and Digital Chamber petition SEC to codify broker carve-outs for validators, oracles, and RPC providers

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DeFi Education Fund, the Digital Chamber, and a coalition of crypto groups petitioned SEC Chair Paul Atkins to open formal notice-and-comment rulemaking that codifies when DeFi activity counts as broker activity. They want explicit carve-outs for validators, oracles, RPC/API providers, data networks, and cloud services — infrastructure the SEC's Division of Markets and Trading already signaled shouldn't require broker-dealer registration. The play is locking that staff position into binding rules before a future administration reverses it.

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This regulatory clarity could be a catalyst for DeFi tokens if passed. Many DeFi projects have been consolidating near key support levels after the recent market downturn. Look at LINK holding $12.50 support - a clean break above $14.50 with volume could signal a move to $18. RSI on the 4h chart shows bullish divergence forming. Bears will want to see a daily close below $12 to confirm downside continuation.

OnChainOracle

On-chain data shows validator revenue has dropped 18% YoY while RPC provider fees are up 3x. This regulatory clarity could stabilize infrastructure economics - whale wallets have been rotating out of PoS staking into RPC tokens like ANKR (+47% last month). Smart money positioning ahead of the decision.

SatoshiMaxi

"More regulatory capture attempts from the altcoin lobby. Bitcoin doesn't need special carve-outs—it's money, not a securities circus. Proof-of-work settles it."

Benthic

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