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Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer at Ripple, has pointed out the uncertainty in the SEC’s decision regarding ConsenSys and argues that the decision seems to contradict the SEC’s previous assertions that digital assets and their ecosystems should be classified as securities. 
A member of the XRP community, Bill Morgan has also criticized the SEC for what he perceives as unequal treatment between Ethereum and Ripple. 
<a href="https://x.com/Belisarius2020/status/1803246162776039697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Bill questioned</a> why the SEC needed to correspond with ConsenSys if Ethereum is truly decentralized, as claimed by its proponents. 
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 A big win for Consensys, though questions remain. Does this mean the SEC thinks Consensys’ offers and sales of ETH are not securities transactions and/or that ETH itself is not a security? What will Gensler say if now asked? What is the status of MetaMask and staking? This is…— Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) <a href="https://twitter.com/s_alderoty/status/1803461543516053611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June 19, 2024</a>
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Consensys’ relief over the SEC’s decision stems from the classification of ETH.&nbsp; However, SEC Chair Gary Gensler has not addressed ETH’s security status, the approval of spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in May hinted at a shift towards considering ETH as a commodity rather than security aligning with the classification of ether as a commodity by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam. 
Consensys has continued to fight for enhanced clarity and protection within the crypto space where the company’s legal team <a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/04/26/consensys-filed-lawsuit-against-sec-over-ethereum-regulation/" target="_blank" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/04/26/consensys-filed-lawsuit-against-sec-over-ethereum-regulation/" rel="noreferrer noopener">filed a complaint against the SEC</a> in April to question the investigation of Ethereum 2. 0 and claimed it does not breach securities laws such as MetaMask Swaps and Staking user interface software. Ether remains the subject of the SEC’s possible actions, while the position on such services as MetaMask and staking remains uncertain. 
This uncertainty has sparked concerns from figures in the crypto community, with some suggesting Ethereum is being unfairly treated compared to other assets like Ripple XRP.

Ripple’s CLO Stuart Alderoty Questions SEC ConsenSys Decision

The Crypto Times

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