A class-action lawsuit in Canada could change the perception that unregulated DeFi systems are not subject to traditional law. The action against Andean Medjedovic, a Canadian teenager accused of stealing $15.8 million from a DeFi protocol called Indexed Finance, contends that DeFi's so-called 'code is law' convention does not guarantee immunity from traditional laws. DeFi environment is governed by code's permissibility in the absence of real-world legislation.