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Chug's avatar

All that we know is that Gensler got skipped and bypassed completely and purposefully — no decision has been confirmed wrt COMMODITY status of ETHER either = coming later = need SEC & CFTC to collaborate together

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Noelle Acheson's avatar

on the latter, that's not true - this decision signals that the SEC accepts unstaked ETH is not a security - if it were, the current batch of S-1s would all be invalid (funds holding more than 40% securities have to use the N-1A), and according to the issuers, the SEC isn't suggesting new forms be filed, rather it's suggesting S-1 amendments

also, did some digging, the ETH spot ETF decision was taken by the Trading and Markets Division, run by Haoxiang Zhu who reports to Gensler - GG wasn't bypassed at all, it was his decision and he would have consulted the Commissioners, just as HZ would not say yes without GG's ok - this is actually normal, most ETF approval decisions are taken this way

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Chug's avatar

Believe what you want to believe

I don’t care lol

Already told you what really happened

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Chug's avatar

Gensler was not even allowed to vote btw

The ETH ETF decision skipped his desk entirely and was decided for him

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Noelle Acheson's avatar

oh interesting, I hadn't heard that! do you know who did the deciding?

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Chug's avatar

It’s not my problem that you don’t know what really happened or believe me lol

I have a friend working there who informed me the magic from behind the scenes

It was decided pre decided all of a sudden and expedited without Gensler’s comments at all

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Chug's avatar

They did not disclose that part

Only Gensler was totally and completely bypassed

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