SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has issued a new statement on crypto vaults and lending strategies, and the message is more nuanced than a simple pro-crypto or anti-crypto headline.

Peirce’s July 22 statement, titled “Headstands and Summervaults: A Statement on Crypto Vaults and Lending Strategies,” argues that putting an activity on-chain does not automatically move it outside federal securities laws.

That is the part crypto builders need to hear carefully.

The statement focuses on vaults, curators, managers, and lending strategies that may involve discretionary decisions. If someone is making investment decisions for users, setting lending parameters, choosing strategies, managing risk, or controlling interest and loan-to-value…