Uniswap CEO Accuses Griffin of Lobbying SEC Against DeFi

Uniswap’s CEO, Hayden Adams, has accused Citadel Securities CEO Ken Griffin of lobbying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to classify DeFi protocol developers as centralized intermediaries. This accusation stems from a potential regulatory push by Griffin, who may have been behind efforts to restrict DeFi innovation. 2025 saw this controversy resurface as Adams contends that such regulations would undermine the core decentralized ethos of the protocols.