REVEALED! The SEC's Big Plan to Classify Ethereum as a Security & Block the ETH Spot ETF!

Bill Hughes is the Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys. We discuss: - Consensys letter to the SEC regarding the Ethereum Spot ETF - Reports of the SEC investigating the Ethereum Foundation - Is the SEC trying to block the Ethereum ETF by classifying ETH as a security? - Impact of SEC Ripple XRP case ruling - BlackRock Tokenizing on Ethereum - Stablecoin and Crypto Regulations (Re)Thinking Crypto Book, will be available on Amazon soon - www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bookt... ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto custodians - www.bitgo.com 🌟Sponsor - Signup with Uphold. uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. ✅ Sponsor - VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform www.vechain.org 🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcry... Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO 🔥 Get tickets for the Blockchain Summit 2024, I will be attending www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-blockc... 💥 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter thinkingcrypto.substack.com 🚀 Get the Ledger Nano X to Safely store your Crypto - www.ledgerwallet.com/r/acd6 ✅ Become a Channel Member - www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkw... 🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast my-store-574b5b.creator-spring... Merlin - http:/tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouT... “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content" Follow on social media: ➡️ X(Twitter) - twitter.com/ThinkingCrypto1 ➡️ Facebook - www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypt... ➡️ LinkedIn - http:/linkedin.com/company/thi... ➡️ Instagram - www.instagram.com/thinkingcryp... ➡️ TikTok - www.tiktok.com@cryptobreakdowns ➡️ Threads - www.threads.net@thinkingcrypto ➡️ Website - www.ThinkingCrypto.com 🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... 🔊 Listen to content on Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A6... 💼Business Inquiries💼 hellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Intro 01:46 Bill's background 04:49 Consensys overview 09:28 EVM adoption 11:29 Consensys letter to SEC regarding ETH ETF 15:15 SEC's agenda against crypto 18:48 Can BlackRock & other ETF issuers sue the SEC? 21:57 Change in SEC leadership impact on crypto 24:32 SEC attempt to classify ETH as a security 30:07 SEC Ripple XRP ruling impact 34:08 Congress passes legislation or Supreme Court makes ruling 35:48 Prometheum 44:14 Would the CFTC back the crypto industry against the SEC ================================================= 📺 Interviews Playlists 📺 - All Interviews - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5r... - Must Watch Interviews - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5r... - Bitcoin Interviews - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5r... - Altcoin Interviews - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5r... - Crypto Regulators & Politicians Interviews - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5r... Support the Podcast by Donating Bitcoin - 3Lw5xfDkHGBYWxYpsLaYMFKtkMLZgvHDY3 Ethereum - 0x1bBa75496Cd4cCb95D6cFBf50C35068e7E84e521 USDC - 0x91B101D0ce59A8E75d84E696CAD1A3f314798C9F (ETH Network) USDT - 0x9915bcD2D0198A7d8bE29076e5Ae4A0457497Eb5 (ERC-20) ================================================= #Ethereum #ETH #Consensys #Crypto #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #BitcoinMining #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #EthereumNews #ETH #Cardano #Ada #CardanoNews #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #NFT #Metaverse #Podcast ================================================= - The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews ================================================= Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!