The Securities and Exchange Commission also alleged that Lido and Rocket Pool's staking programs are securities.
The U.S. Sec urities and Exchange Commission sued Consensys and says the firm has failed to register as a broker through its MetaMask swaps service.
Consensys engaged in the unregistered offer and sale of securities in the form of crypto asset staking programs, and acted as an unregistered broker, through its MetaMask Staking service, the agency said. By its conduct as an unregistered broker, Consensys has collected over $250 million in fees," it added.
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