The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially discontinued its investigation into OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace.
This decision concludes months of uncertainty regarding the regulatory status of NFTs and their classification under US securities laws.
OpenSea asserted that the classification of NFTs as securities would impede innovation and the SEC's decision suggests that this argument resonated with them.
The SEC's action may have far-reaching consequences and industry watchers expect policymakers to create explicit guidelines to address investor protection and market integrity concerns.