https://cointelegraph.com/news/kyc-to-stake-your-eth-it-s-probably-coming-to-the-us
tl;dr:
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler stated that proof-of-stake (PoS) digital assets could be considered securities.
The SEC claims that ETH transactions fall under U.S. jurisdiction due to the high concentration of the network’s nodes.
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will require all businesses operating on the Ethereum blockchain to comply with KYC and AML.
