授權監督收到了SEC監察長辦公室的報告

經過長期的法律鬥爭，Empower監督收到了SEC監察長辦公室的報告。該報告調查了前美國證券交易委員會是否有利益衝突

The SEC's Office of Inspector General has completed an investigation into former SEC official William Hinman, examining a potential conflict of interest arising from his statements on Ethereum and his ties to a law firm involved in crypto.

SEC監察長辦公室已經完成了對前SEC官員William Hinman的調查，研究了他對以太坊的陳述以及與參與加密貨幣的律師事務所的聯繫而引起的潛在利益衝突。

Earlier this year, Empower Oversight requested the OIG to investigate Hinman's financial ties to Simpson Thacher, a law firm that represented Ethereum at the time. This interest arose from a 2018 speech by Hinman, where he declared that Ethereum was not a security, even as he was still receiving payments from Simpson Thacher for his previous role at the firm.

今年早些時候，Empower Orcastight要求OIG調查Hinman與當時代表以太坊的律師事務所Simpson Thacher的財務聯繫。這一興趣來自Hinman的2018年演講，他宣布以太坊不是安全性，即使他仍在從Simpson Thacher那裡獲得付款，以擔任該公司的先前職位。

Indeed, at the time of his speech, Hinman was still being paid by Simpson Thacher, and he did fully disclose his financial relationships and did not personally benefit from any investment in crypto. However, Empower Oversight expressed disappointment that the probe was deemed too limited.

的確，在演講時，辛曼仍由辛普森·薩赫（Simpson Thacher）付款，他確實完全披露了他的財務關係，並且沒有親自從對加密貨幣的任何投資中受益。但是，Empower的監督對調查過於有限表示失望。

The non-partisan group stated that the inquiry should have spanned broader issues like the SEC's overall approach to conflicts of interest and the criteria used in selecting crypto firms for agency action.

非黨派小組表示，調查應該跨越更廣泛的問題，例如SEC的總體利益衝突方法以及選擇加密公司進行代理行動的標準。

"By narrowly focusing on whether criminal charges should be brought against Hinman, the SEC OIG completely missed the bigger issue here—an erosion of public trust in the agency due to inadequate transparency and an undeniable lack of faith in the integrity of its cryptocurrency enforcement decisions," said Empower Oversight President Robert J. Foster.

Empsight Oppectight Oppercients總統說：“通過狹義地關注是否應針對Hinman提起刑事指控，SEC OIG完全錯過了這裡的更大問題，這是由於透明度不足而侵蝕了公眾對代理機構的信任，並且對其加密貨幣執行決策的完整性不足以缺乏信心。”

The OIG's December 9, 2024 report addressed a very specific question: did Hinman break any criminal conflict-of-interest laws? The report concluded that he did not.

OIG的2024年12月9日的報告解決了一個非常具體的問題：Hinman是否違反了任何利益法律的犯罪衝突？報告得出的結論是他沒有。

However, Empower Oversight maintains that the priority should be on disclosing facts to the public. They noted that despite their cooperation with the SEC in securing the recovery of some of their law firm’s expenses, and their efforts to shed light on crucial issues concerning the SEC and crypto, they are still met with administrative hurdles in publishing basic fundamentals.

但是，Empower Orcastight認為，優先事項應該是向公眾披露事實的優先事項。他們指出，儘管他們與SEC合作，以確保收回律師事務所的某些費用，以及他們闡明有關SEC和Crypto的關鍵問題的努力，但他們仍在出版基本基礎上遇到行政障礙。

As such, Empower Oversight will continue to push for greater transparency and accountability from the SEC.

因此，授權監督將繼續推動SEC提高透明度和問責制。