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SEC is attempting to classify Ether as a security: Report

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Turner Wright5 hours agoSEC is attempting to classify Ether as a security: ReportSeveral U.S.-based companies reportedly received subpoenas from the SEC related to attempts to label Ether as a security.4100 Total views8 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly issued several subpoenas to companies related to attempts to label Ether as a security.


According to a March 20 Fortune report, an investigation by the SEC into the Ethereum Foundation could give the commission regulatory coverage to define Ether (ETH) as a security. The foundation suggested via GitHub that it may be under investigation “from a state authority.”


Several U.S.-based companies reportedly received subpoenas from the SEC requesting they provide documents and financial records related to dealings with the Ethereum Foundation. According to people familiar with the matter, the commission launched a campaign to classify ETH as a security following the blockchain’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in 2022.


While in office, SEC Chair Gary Gensler has refused to answer direct questions about whether ETH qualifies as a security under the commission’s purview, despite claiming Bitcoin (BTC), Ether and others were “not securities” in 2018. The commission has approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Ether futures but has yet to decide whether to approve or deny spot ETH ETFs — many experts expect a decision by May.If Gary looks slim, it’s because he’s been eating nothing but his own words since 2018.

“Bitcoin. Ether. Litecoin. Bitcoin Cash. Why did I name those four? They’re not securities.”

“Three-quarters of this market is probably not securities.” pic.twitter.com/wdgWcxw4h4— Sam Lyman (@SamLyman33) June 12, 2023


Related:CFTC chair warns of conflict with SEC over Prometheum’s ETH play


Crypto firm Prometheum, one of the few companies to have approval from U.S. financial regulators as a special purpose broker-dealer for digital asset securities, announced in February it planned to offer institutional custody services for Ether. The decision put pressure on the SEC to provide clarification for firms seeking to avoid potential liabilities related to certain crypto assets.


Should the SEC move forward with regulating Ether, it could potentially put the regulator in conflict with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Lawmakers have been attempting to enact legislation to clarify the roles each regulator would take over digital assets, but no bill had been passed at the time of publication.


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