🇿🇦 Andre Cronje, founder of Yearn Finance (YFI), reveals that inquiries from the U.S. SEC starting in 2021 led to his disappearance from the DeFi space. The increasing inquiries seemed aimed at finding securities law violations. 🇺🇸 Cronje explained that recent changes in SEC personnel and direction prompted him to share his story. Following Trump's inauguration, the SEC dispensed with some Biden-era policies. Rumors suggest the SEC might drop charges against some digital asset companies like Ripple. 📜 Cronje said the SEC's letters eventually forced him to stop development. As a South African citizen, he had to prove he wasn't receiving financial compensation. After years of developing "new primitives" privately, Cronje is now ready to unveil them. He believes regulating centralized entities is feasible, but regulating decentralized protocols is futile and detrimental. What are your thoughts on Cronje's journey and the future of DeFi?