U.S. SEC Clears 'Dealer' Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) widened its definition of a dealer today to pull many more financial operations into its jurisdiction – including, as it warned in a footnote of its original proposal – those dealing in crypto securities.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/06/us-sec-clears-dealer-rule-expansion-that-could-rope-in-defi/