With its lawsuit, Consensys aims to settle the question of whether staking turned ether into a security, and to hopefully put an end to what it calls the SEC’s “regulatory overreach.”
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On Thursday, Consensys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Texas federal court, seeking to prevent an impending SEC action against its MetaMask wallet and to clarify that ether is not a security.
The complaint calls out the agency for what Consensys describes as “regulatory overreach,” challenges its notion that ETH is a security, and says the SEC has violated the Constitutional requirement of fair notice under the due process clause. It notes that for years, the SEC and its sister agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, took the position that ETH is not a security.
The lawsuit also challenges the SEC’s recent focus on Ethereum's switch to proof of stake in 2022 as a basis for increased scrutiny, a stance Lubin deemed "preposterous."
Laura Brookover, Senior Counsel & Head of Litigation and Investigations at Consensys, joined Unchained to unpack the lawsuit and what it means for the future of Ethereum and overall crypto in the US.
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Guest | Laura Brookover, Senior Counsel & Head of Litigation and Investigations at Consensys
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The lawsuit:
Fortune: SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security
Consensys’s complaint
Bill Hughes’ thread on why Consensys sued the SEC
Consensys is suing the SEC to defend the Ethereum ecosystem
Hinman speech
CryptoLaw: The Hinman Speech Documents
Major questions doctrine
Unchained: Why the SEC vs. Ripple Order Is Now About 2 Things: Coinbase and Congress
Reuters: SEC argues Coinbase crypto case not barred by ‘major questions’ doctrine
Other SEC cases:
Coinbase
Unchained:
Why the SEC’s Case Against Coinbase Is So Significant for Crypto
Court Rejects Coinbase’s Bid to Dismiss SEC Charges Against It
Uniswap
Unchained:
Gary Gensler’s Case Against Uniswap: Does the SEC Even Stand a Chance?
SEC Puts DeFi in Its Sights With Potential Uniswap Suit
Uniswap Blog Post on the Wells notice
Marvin Ammori Thread on Wells notice
Ethereum Foundation
Unchained:
SEC Investigating Ethereum Foundation Regarding Proof-of-Stake Transition: Report
The Real Reason Why the SEC Might Be Going After Ethereum
Debt Box
Unchained: SEC Sanctioned for ‘Abuse of Power’ in Debt Box Lawsuit
Beba
DeFi Education Fund and Beba sue SEC over airdrop policies
Lejilex
Lawsuit document
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