SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned DeFi vaults with discretionary management face securities laws, sending MORPHO down 5% amid $8.6B in

SEC's Hester Peirce warned that crypto vaults and decentralized lending products are not automatically exempt from federal securities laws.

Hester Peirce, aka "Crypto Mom", issued a statement clarifying that onchain vaults and lending may fall under the SEC's remit.