{"id":101962,"date":"2025-02-28T23:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kryptocasinos.com\/en\/news\/defi-regulators-threaten-founders-947362\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T23:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:20:09","slug":"defi-regulators-threaten-founders-947362","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kryptocasinos.com\/en\/news\/defi-regulators-threaten-founders-947362\/","title":{"rendered":"US Regulators Allegedly Forced DeFi Bans"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"anchor\" id=\"the-essentials-in-brief\" title=\"The Essentials in Brief\"><\/span><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Essentials in Brief<\/h2>\n\n<p>The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reported to have forced several DeFi (Decentralized Finance) founders to sign an agreement during President Biden\u2019s term, prohibiting them from further involvement in the crypto industry. These incidents have not been publicly discussed so far, as the affected founders were required to sign a so-called Non-Disparagement Clause (NDC).  <\/p>\n\n<span class=\"anchor\" id=\"forced-settlement-and-threats\" title=\"Forced Settlement and Threats\"><\/span><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forced Settlement and Threats<\/h2>\n\n<p>Joey Krug, a partner at Founders Fund, addressed these incidents during the ETH Denver conference. He reported that government agencies pressured DeFi founders into accepting a settlement with the SEC or CFTC. As part of this settlement, a clause was included that bans them from ever working in the crypto industry again.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Additionally, authorities allegedly threatened them with prison sentences, despite no evidence that any of the affected individuals had violated any laws. Particularly alarming is the fact that the SEC and CFTC are civil agencies and should have referred such cases to the US Department of Justice (DoJ).  <\/p>\n\n<span class=\"anchor\" id=\"background-operation-chokepoint-2-0\" title=\"Background: Operation ChokePoint 2.0\"><\/span><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background: Operation ChokePoint 2.0<\/h2>\n\n<p>During the Biden administration, the so-called \u201cOperation ChokePoint 2.0\u201d became known. This initiative systematically excluded crypto companies from access to banking services. The US Congress is currently investigating the extent of these measures. However, it has not been publicly disclosed that founders were actively pushed out of the industry.  <\/p>\n\n<span class=\"anchor\" id=\"call-for-transparency\" title=\"Call for Transparency\"><\/span><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for Transparency<\/h2>\n\n<p>Krug urged the US Congress to summon the affected founders as witnesses and hold the responsible agency officials accountable. However, he expressed optimism that the SEC\u2019s stance might change under the new administration. The Trump administration follows a more crypto-friendly policy and has already reversed some regulatory actions against companies such as Coinbase, Gemini, and Uniswap.  <\/p>\n\n<span class=\"anchor\" id=\"our-assessment\" title=\"Our Assessment\"><\/span><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Assessment<\/h2>\n\n<p>If these allegations prove true, it would be a concerning signal for the crypto industry. The targeted removal of DeFi founders through regulatory pressure could hinder long-term innovation in the US. The ongoing congressional investigations will determine whether political consequences follow. The development of the new SEC policy remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"gambling-disclaimer\">\n\t<p>\n\t\tWe have imposed strict editorial guidelines on ourselves and explain our testing methods openly and comprehensively. We also communicate transparently how our work is financed. This site may contain tracking links, but this does not influence our objective view in any way.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Essentials in Brief The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reported to have forced several DeFi (Decentralized Finance) founders to sign an agreement during President Biden\u2019s term, prohibiting them from further involvement in the crypto industry. These incidents have not been publicly discussed so far, as&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-excerpt\"><a class=\"button button-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kryptocasinos.com\/en\/news\/defi-regulators-threaten-founders-947362\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":101954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3300,3303,241],"tags":[],"news_crypto_coin":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101962","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crypto-coins","8":"category-financial-market","9":"category-news"},"acf":{"faqs":null,"sort_number":17,"sort_number_no_override":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>**US Regulators Allegedly Forced DeFi Founders Out of Crypto**<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"US regulators allegedly forced DeFi founders out of crypto under legal threats. 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