DeFi’s ‘Severe Threat’ Needs New Kind of Regulation, EU Commission Told

“DeFi tools hold a credible promise for new forms of financial services adapted to a globalized, competitive, fair and digital economy,” Roukny, an assistant professor from Leuven University in Belgium, said at a commission webinar Friday, after issuing a report on DeFi to the body. “At the same time,” he added, “severe threats to consumers, producers and the economy at large accompany this opportunity.”