Non-custodial software used to feel like neutral plumbing. You wrote code, pushed it to GitHub, and if people used it, cool. Lately, that line between speech and service is getting redrawn in real time.
Washington is zeroing in on who is responsible when open-source DeFi code touches real money. Not just mixers or stablecoins, but front ends, fee switches, governance powers, and event-based markets. The question on the table: when does publishing code slide into operating a financial product?
The answer is not settled, but the pace has picked up. Agencies are asking for public input, industry is lobbying to protect developers, and law enforcement wants fewer carve-outs. If you build or run anything in DeFi, you should pay attention now, not after the rules land.
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Regulatory focus is shifting
U.S. agencies are probing where liability attaches for non-custodial DeFi code, especially when there is control, fees, or curated interfaces.
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