What Happens if Ether Is a Security?

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New York's attorney general says proof of stake tokens are securities. Ether is not a security and would need to be registered under u.s. Securities laws, according to gensler. The odds of that happening like 1% 2% maybe like it's probably not worth thinking about That's my current take on the matter.

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3:30 MARKETS 9:40 CPI Inflation https://twitter.com/RealVision/status/1635619573901688834 12:54 ETH Burn https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1635719284876771350 14:00 DeFi Volume https://twitter.com/AustinAdams10/status/1634737488534073344 https://twitter.com/synthetix_io/status/1633963371434332161

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48:23 ETH Security KuCoin Crypto https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2023/attorney-general-james-continues-crackdown-unregistered-cryptocurrency-platforms https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/09/what-happens-if-ethereum-is-a-security/ 50:37 Gary Gensler Proof of Stake https://www.theblock.co/post/220297/gensler-suggests-proof-of-stake-tokens-are-securities

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