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Tom Blackstone8 hours agoProof of Stake Alliance updates recommendations for staking providersThe POSA updated its staking principles to say that providers should communicate clearly and not control the amount of liquidity a user must provide.1264 Total views6 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksThe Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), a nonprofit organization that represents firms in the crypto staking industry, published an updated version of its “staking principles” on Nov. 9.Previous version of the POSA staking principles. Source: POSA


POSA represents 15 different firms in the staking industry, including Alluvial, Ava Labs, Blockdaemon, Coinbase, Credibly Neutral, Figment, Infstones, Kiln, Lido Protocol, Luganodes, Methodic, Obol, Polychain, Paradigm, and Staking Rewards.


The staking principles were first published in 2020. According to the blog post that announced them, they are meant to be “a set of industry-driven solutions” that providers can implement to address the concerns of regulators and encourage responsible practices in the industry.


The old version of the principles says staking providers should not give investment advice, guarantee the amount of staking rewards that can be obtained, or imply that they have control over a protocol in their marketing materials. Instead, they should advertise that their products provide access to a protocol and allow users to enhance security. In addition, the principles state that staking providers should use non-financial terminology such as “staking reward” in their marketing materials instead of financial terms like “interest.”


The Nov. 9 announcement says three new principles will be added. First, staking providers will be encouraged to provide “clear communication […] to ensure users have all the information necessary to make informed decisions.” Second, users should be able to decide how much of their assets they want to stake, as this will promote “user ownership of staked assets." Third, staking providers should have “explicitly delineated responsibilities” and “should not manage or control liquidity for users.”


The crypto staking industry has been criticized by some regulators, who claim it’s a cover for issuing unregistered securities. Kraken’s staking service was shut down by the United States Securities and Exchange Commissionon Feb. 9, and the exchange was ordered to pay $30 million in damages for allegedly violating securities laws. However, other staking providers have claimed that their services are not securities. For example, POSA member Coinbase argued that its service is “fundamentally different” from Kraken’s and does not violate securities laws.# Coinbase# Proof-of-Stake# Ethereum# Adoption# DeFi# Staking# Regulation# Lido DAOAdd reactionAdd reactionRead moreCan crypto Privacy Pools help balance privacy and regulation?How to manage crypto losses on tax returns in the US, UK and CanadaLido Finance discloses 20 slashing events due to validator config issues

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