The Cardano Foundation opposed a separate European Union regulatory approach targeting decentralised finance and staking. In a submission to the European Commission, it argued that existing financial laws should be applied based on the function and risks of activities, rather than the underlying technology. It said regulators should distinguish direct participation in decentralised networks from intermediary financial services that hold or control users’ assets, and warned that overlapping rules and differing national interpretations could increase uncertainty for crypto firms.

Six blockchain organisations including Chainlink Labs and the Cardano Foundation urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to formally classify digital commodities as non-securities and reflect that directly in its rules. They submitted a joint letter on Oct. 20 after the agency’s public comment period on proposed crypto asset rules closed. The groups said interpretive guidance alone leaves market participants exposed to legal uncertainty and called for clearer standards for secondary-market trading, staking and other activities.