美国证券交易委员会(SEC)因其对加密货币空投的主张而面临严峻挑战。区块链协会和加密创新委员会采取了一项新举措,在DeFi教育基金和 Beba Collection 对监管机构发起的法律追诉中提交了一份非当事人意见陈述。
Beba 是一家由两兄弟在德克萨斯州韦科创立的服装公司,加紧起诉美国证券交易委员会,指控其对待空投的方式以及加密行业缺乏明确的规则。 Beba 鼓动推动其 BEBA 代币建立强大的二级市场可能会促使 SEC 采取执法行动。
区块链协会和加密货币委员会就空投是否意味着资金投资(即使是免费)的担忧展开了法律斗争。美国证券交易委员会声称这是一项投资,而原告认为这不是一项投资。
区块链协会法律负责人 Marisa Tashman Coppel 在 X 帖子中提到,空投是数字资产的免费分配,空投有很多不同类型。然而,接收者无需支付空投资产的费用,它是免费的,没有金钱投资。
她强调,Howey 测试的第一部分需要“资金投资”,必须满足该投资才能满足测试要求。科佩尔认为,美国最高法院的意思显然是有形的货币投资,而不是“什么都没有”。
1/ 今天, @BlockchainAssn和@crypto_council在@fund_defi和@BebaCollection诉 SEC 案中提交了一份非当事人意见陈述。即使是免费的,空投是否意味着有金钱投资?美国证券交易委员会说是的;原告说不。原告是对的。我们解释原因。 https://t.co/9uVUn23PVN pic.twitter.com/OTIsAEJwM0
— 玛丽莎·塔什曼·科佩尔 (@MTCoppel) 2024 年 10 月 28 日
The SEC argues that airdrops can satisfy the “investment of money” prong without actual monetary investment. Coppel believes this interpretation is flawed and inconsistent with Howey.
Blockchain Association’s legal head strictly called out the commission’s incoherent framework for regulating digital assets that has stifled innovation and caused confusion. She highlighted that their members have been harmed, and countless others have decided to move offshore. This is impeding the US’s ability to be a leader in this space.
Coppel urges the court to deny the SEC’s motion to dismiss, arguing that clarity in digital asset regulation is essential for both innovation and investor protection.
Since FTX’s collapse in November 2022, the SEC has ramped up enforcement against crypto firms. The watchdog has targeted everyone from small DAOs to major players like Coinbase and Binance.
Gary Gensler, the SEC chair, has become a controversial figure in crypto for asserting that most tokens resemble stocks and should stick to existing securities laws. This stance has led to widespread backlash from the crypto community.
Coinbase also decided to the legal battle for regulatory clarity. The exchange filed an amicus brief on behalf of Beba to stop the destructive regulation by enforcement campaign waged by the commission. Its legal chief had stated that the commission proclaims the “existing” rules work for digital assets, yet the SEC has given no indication as to when the rules apply and how digital-asset firms possibly can comply with them.