“Since at least January 2023, Consensys has tendered and sold tens of thousands of unregistered securities on behalf of liquid staking program providers Lido and Rocket Swimming-pool, who create and issue liquid staking tokens (called stETH and rETH) in exchange for staked assets,” the SEC said. “While bet tokens are generally locked up and cannot be traded or used while they are staked, liquid staking tokens, as the celebrity implies, can be bought and sold freely.”
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