美國 SEC 放棄對比特幣 Layer 2 堆疊和 Builder Hiro 的調查

許多人都在慶祝這些進展，因為嚴格的金融監管機構似乎讓加密項目喘息，而不是阻礙創新

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation into Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks and builder Hiro, according to a March 14 letter seen by Blockworks.

根據 Blockworks 看到的 3 月 14 日的一封信，美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 已結束對比特幣 Layer 2 Stacks 和建造者 Hiro 的調查。

This news follows the SEC dropping its probe into Paxos for securities violations related to the issuance of the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin earlier this week. Both developments are being met with optimism within the crypto community, as the typically heavy-handed financial regulator appears to be giving crypto projects more leeway and not stifling innovation with securities violation claims.

在此消息發布之前，美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 本週稍早放棄了對 Paxos 與幣安美元 (BUSD) 穩定幣發行相關的證券違規行為的調查。這兩項進展都在加密社區內得到了樂觀的回應，因為通常嚴厲的金融監管機構似乎給了加密項目更多的迴旋餘地，並且沒有通過證券違規指控來扼殺創新。

“We have concluded the investigation as to Stacks Blockchain,” the SEC wrote in the letter to legal counsel representing the defendants. “Based on the information we have as of this date, we do not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against Hiro Systems PBC, formerly known as Blockstack PBC.”

「我們已經結束了對 Stacks Blockchain 的調查，」美國證券交易委員會在給代表被告的法律顧問的信中寫道。 “根據我們截至目前所掌握的信息，我們不打算建議委員會對 Hiro Systems PBC（以前稱為 Blockstack PBC）採取執法行動。”

The SEC included its standard, “This letter must in no way be construed as indicating that the party has been exonerated or that no action may ultimately result from the staff’s investigation” in its letter.

美國證券交易委員會在其信中納入了其標準：「這封信絕不能被解釋為表明該方已被證明無罪，或工作人員的調查最終可能不會採取任何行動」。

Hiro, formerly known as Blockstack, launched the early version of the Stacks layer 2 in 2018, along with the STX token. The firm continued to operate software that helped developers launch dApps on Stacks and offered the STX token as a security under SEC guidance because it operated the Stacks chain, making the project centralized.

Hiro，以前稱為 Blockstack，於 2018 年推出了 Stacks Layer 2 的早期版本以及 STX 代幣。該公司繼續營運幫助開發人員在 Stacks 上啟動 dApp 的軟體，並在 SEC 指導下提供 STX 代幣作為證券，因為它運營 Stacks 鏈，使該專案變得中心化。

But it pivoted away from operating Stacks as the layer 2 took on its decentralized form in 2021, adopting a Proof of Transfer consensus mechanism during its mainnet launch. As such, it claimed that STX sales after that point were not securities offerings, prompting the SEC investigation into Hiro and the Stacks blockchain.

但隨著 2021 年 Layer 2 採取去中心化形式，它放棄了 Stacks 的運營，在主網啟動期間採用了轉移證明共識機制。因此，它聲稱此後的 STX 銷售不是證券發行，促使 SEC 對 Hiro 和 Stacks 區塊鏈進行調查。

“Stacks did the first-ever SEC-qualified offering in 2019,” Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Stacks and board member for Hiro, wrote in a post on X, detailing how Hiro and Stacks cooperated with the SEC for over three years, providing “all requested information and worked to explain how the Stacks network works, and Hiro’s role as a developer tooling company.”

Stacks 聯合創始人兼Hiro 董事會成員Muneeb Ali 在X 上發表的一篇文章中寫道：「Stacks 在2019 年首次進行了符合SEC 資格的發行，」詳細介紹了Hiro 和Stacks 如何與SEC 合作三年多，提供“所有要求的信息，並努力解釋 Stacks 網路如何運作，以及 Hiro 作為開發者工具公司的角色。”