On February 25th, COINOTAG News reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (**SEC**) convened a meeting with **MITRE**, a prominent research entity affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This collaboration, funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, aims to enhance the regulatory landscape for **stablecoins**. During the discussions, MITRE outlined a strategic framework designed to improve inter-agency cooperation in regulating **cryptocurrencies**.
Key agenda items included identifying the **centralization risks** associated with decentralized finance (**DeFi**) protocols, as well as analyzing the implicit centralization present within these markets. Additionally, the SEC and MITRE addressed potential **systemic risks** when DeFi intersects with traditional financial institutions. A significant proposal was the introduction of a **smart contract-level circuit breaker**, which would serve as a risk mitigation strategy to minimize the transfer of risks within **blockchain** environments.