4 Republican members of the U.S. Home Committee on Monetary Companies are expressing concern over the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee (SEC) and the Monetary Business Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) stance on Prometheum Capital’s launch of Ethereum (ETH) custody providers.
In a letter addressed to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and FINRA President and CEO Robert Cooke, U.S. Representatives John Rose, French Hill, Dusty Johnson and William R. Timmons IV say that the SEC has already acknowledged that Ethereum will not be a safety and that particular goal broker-dealers (SPBDs) corresponding to Prometheum can not provide custodial providers for non-securities.
Regardless of this, the officers say that Prometheum has publicly acknowledged that Ethereum is a safety and even soft-launched custody providers for the crypto asset in Might.
“It continues to be unclear to us how, as a SPBD authorized by FINRA to custody securities solely, Prometheum can custody ETH in compliance with SEC and FINRA guidelines, and why the SEC and FINRA proceed to permit Prometheum to carry ETH out to the general public as a safety.”
The letter says that Prometheum’s assertion and actions are “deceptive” and have already precipitated confusion within the market, with the SEC and FINRA’s silence worsening the scenario.
“The SEC and FINRA are complicit in perpetuating confusion and uncertainty within the market, which finally harms market members and shoppers.
The SEC’s and FINRA’s silence is irresponsible and continues to lift troubling questions because it pertains to the SPBD necessities and course of in addition to the SEC’s and FINRA’s capacity to oversee broker-dealers and make sure the market’s integrity.”
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