SEC Said DeFi Might Be Legal. Alex Said Read the Fine Print. | Ep 490
Good now revolutionaries—
It's a no-Will Tuesday (he's still in Mexico — Evan has a theory), but Evan and Alex are fully locked in for a packed news day. They open with the SEC's new staff guidance on DeFi front ends — a five-condition framework that lets certain crypto interfaces potentially operate without broker-dealer registration. Alex breaks down what it actually means: not law, not policy, not enforcement, just "vibe guidance." The sheriff who's not enforcing anything can always be replaced. The Clarity Act is still the real prize, and it's on shaky procedural footing.
Then it's into…
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