The SEC meeting sparked a disagreement between traditional finance and the crypto community regarding the regulation of "decentralization".

Executives from Citadel, Coinbase, Galaxy, and other companies participated in a meeting to discuss regulatory pathways. Citadel suggested that the SEC strictly define the role of intermediaries such as decentralized trading protocols, which drew opposition from some crypto enthusiasts who argued that traditional rules are inapplicable to DeFi architectures. Coinbase stated that rule differences should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to avoid imposing inapplicable obligations. SEC Chairman Atkins stated that a compliance pathway should be provided to promote tokenization innovation.