The U.S. SEC is increasing its staff to focus on investigating violations of securities laws related to DeFi platforms, NFTs, and stablecoins

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasing its staff to enhance its ability to review, investigate, audit, inspect, and potentially prosecute violations of securities laws related to these new cryptocurrency products and trading activities.

The new staff will reportedly include regulators, investigative attorneys, fraud analysts, and trial lawyers, focusing on investigating violations of securities laws in the following areas: cryptocurrency asset issuance, trading, and lending and staking products; DeFi platforms; NFTs and stablecoins. (Source link)