a16z and DeFi Education Fund submit SEC a DEX safe harbor and CEX registration framework proposal

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a16z and others proposed to SEC propose establishing an exemption for DEX establish an exemption and a registration system for centralized crypto trading platforms.

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a16z and DeFi Education Fund proposed SEC to DEX establish exemptions and CEX a dedicated registration framework

PANews September 23 reported, according to The Defiant, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and DeFi Education Fund jointly submitted to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce a joint proposal recommending a “safe harbor” mechanism that would presumptively deem decentralized trading protocols meeting specified criteria, as well as their front ends, not to be “exchanges” under the Securities Exchange Act. The proposal requires DEX to feature non-custodial, automated, permissionless, and “credible neutrality” characteristics, with front ends limited to interface maintenance, security updates, and asset screening based on public standards. On the same day, a16z separately proposed SEC with reference to 1998 year Reg ATS to establish a registration regime for centralized crypto trading platforms, allowing them to trade crypto securities pairs, non-securities pairs, and mixed trading pairs simultaneously within a regulated framework.

Source: https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articles/01a0cbcf-cc9d-7726-96cd-c111dfb576d3

Key points

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and DeFi Education Fund to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce submitted a joint proposal.
The proposal recommends that, through a “safe harbor” mechanism, decentralized trading protocols and their front ends that meet specified criteria be presumed not to constitute an “exchange” under the Securities Exchange Act.
The proposal requires DEX non-custodial, automated, permissionless, and “credible neutrality” characteristics.
a16z also proposed SEC reference 1998 year Reg ATS establishing a registration system for centralized crypto trading platforms.
This regime allows centralized crypto trading platforms to simultaneously trade crypto security pairs, non-security pairs, and mixed trading pairs.

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These proposals respectively address decentralized exchange protocols and centralized crypto trading platforms, discussing how they should be classified and registered under U.S. securities regulation.

Why it matters to readers

If adopted, the proposed rules could affect DEX how front ends and centralized cryptocurrency trading platforms are regulated.

DEX is a decentralized exchange protocol,CEX is a centralized cryptocurrency trading platform; “safe harbor” may be understood as a mechanism that provides specific regulatory exemptions when certain conditions are met.

Risks and unknowns

The evidence only indicates that this is a proposal submitted to SEC, and does not indicate whether SEC accepted or implemented it.
The evidence does not specify the proposal’s specific criteria, registration process, or implementation timeline.

a16z and DeFi Education Fund submit SEC a DEX safe harbor and CEX registration framework proposal

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