Notes 4/13: Ethereum Unstaking, Ether Prices, and CZ Profile

After the successful completion of Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade, the percentage of total ether staked on its network has declined to 14.5% from 15.6% earlier. The number of active validators on Ethereum’s blockchain has fallen slightly, by 0.1%, to 562,168, as of this writing, from yesterday. This means that an insignificant percentage of validators have fully… Read More Notes 4/13: Ethereum Unstaking, Ether Prices, and CZ Profile

Bitcoin Is Not A Security: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Even as his agency cracks down on token offerings, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton is letting bitcoin off the hook. Clayton, who has been vocal about regulating tokens as securities, told CNBC in an interview that cryptocurrencies do not qualify as securities under current SEC provisions. “Cryptocurrencies…are replacements for sovereign currencies, (they) replace yen, US dollar,… Read More Bitcoin Is Not A Security: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

The Case For Ethereum As A Security Token

During a Congressional hearing last month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said all ICO tokens he had seen were securities. That remark, with all its attendant implications, has spooked investors and snowballed into a series of actions that might end up radically reshaping cryptocurrency markets. Since Clayton’s remark, the SEC has tightened the screws on coin… Read More The Case For Ethereum As A Security Token