Paul Atkins warned that developers should not be assumed to be brokers merely for writing code

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Atkins has criticized the agency's previous approach, and on Monday, accused the agency of undermining the innovation in self-custody by asserting that developers could be brokers, and therefore, need to follow the SEC's rules.

Atkins criticized earlier regulatory actions that labeled wallet developers as unregistered brokers, claiming software publication alone should not trigger securities obligations.