A new report suggests SEC Chairman Gary Gensler believes Ethereum (ETH) was a security for the last 12 months. An April 29 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/new-court-filings-show-sec-chair-gensler-believed-ethereum-was-security-for-at-least-year" target="_blank">Fox Business</a> report states that Gensler believed for at least a year that Ethereum was an unregistered security. This is in contrast to the previous positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding&nbsp; Ethereum’s status as a commodity.&nbsp;
According to the report, a new court document filed today may provide more insights into the timeframe behind the Commission’s alleged grouping of Ethereum as a security. If the newly launched investigations point to Ethereum as a security, it contradicts previous statements by the financial regulator.&nbsp;
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 “The new documents, filed Monday morning, have yet to be reported. They provide insight into the timeline behind the SEC’s thinking regarding Ethereum’s alleged status as a security, and shed light on what has been perhaps the biggest question facing the $2 trillion digital asset industry about the regulatory status of a cryptocurrency that is held by millions of investors.”&nbsp;
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<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-strong-consensys-at-the-center-of-new-filings-strong-span">Consensys At The Center of New Filings&nbsp;</h2>
After the receipt of the SEC’s Wells Notice, <a href="https://coingape.com/breaking-consensys-fights-for-ethereum-sues-sec-to-block-regulation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Consensys</a> filed a lawsuit in a Texas court alleging a shift from the Commision’s previous position amongst others.
The company alleged the SEC trying to seize control of the cryptocurrency industry. In 2018, the SEC noted that the second-largest cryptocurrency was not a security. This opened up claims of favoritism in the aftermath of the Ripple saga with the Commission.&nbsp;
Consensys claims this position led individuals and firms to take new ventures which would be unfair to make a switch. Furthermore, the company argued this move will bring the blockchain industry to a halt in the United States.&nbsp;
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-strong-how-ethereum-saga-can-affect-crypto-strong-span">How Ethereum Saga Can Affect Crypto&nbsp;</h2>
ETH is the second largest asset by market capitalization while the Ethereum blockchain hosts the largest amount of smart contracts and decentralized applications.&nbsp;
With surging <a href="https://coingape.com/glossary/defi-decentralized-finance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DeFi</a> numbers, a move by the SEC on Ethereum could cripple the industry’s growth. The effects on the price could be massive as bulls set sights on retesting the $4,000 mark in the next bull run.&nbsp;
Experts opine on possible effects from traditional finance due to the anticipation of spot Ethereum’s ETFs in the United States amongst some wealth managers bullish on its staking feature.&nbsp;
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