国会议员威廉·蒂蒙斯（William Timmons）要求SEC发布内部以太坊文件，以澄清不断变化的法律立场。

蒂蒙斯（Timmons）的信向SEC询问电子邮件和记录，讨论以太坊的分类为安全性。

A U.S. lawmaker has demanded that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) release internal documents related to its stance on Ethereum (ETH).

美国议员要求证券交易委员会（SEC）发布与以太坊（ETH）立场有关的内部文件。

What Happened

发生了什么

U.S. Representative William Timmons from South Carolina is urging the SEC to be more transparent with the public and crypto market participants. This follows years of what he described as a “zigzagging” behavior by the agency.

来自南卡罗来纳州的美国代表威廉·蒂蒙斯（William Timmons）敦促美国证券交易委员会（SEC）与公众和加密货币市场参与者更加透明。这是他所说的代理机构一种“锯齿形”行为的多年。

In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, Timmons expressed concern over the SEC’s changing legal classification of ETH.

在给SEC主席保罗·阿特金斯（Paul Atkins）的一封信中，蒂蒙斯（Timmons）对SEC不断变化的ETH法律分类表示关注。

“After years of broadly hinting at an agency-wide view of crypto assets and tying the fate of the crypto industry to the agency’s internal thinking, SEC staff have finally put their view of the relevant legal principles into writing,” a portion of the letter read.

“经过多年的广泛暗示，对加密资产的范围内的范围内的看法，并将加密货币行业的命运与该机构的内部思想联系起来，SEC工作人员终于将相关法律原则的看法纳入了书面形式。”

These documents were previously identified in a lawsuit with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) but not shared. They include:

这些文件以前是在Coinbase（NASDAQ：COIN）的诉讼中确定的，但没有共享。它们包括：

* SEC internal emails and records from 2018 discussing the agency’s stance on cryptocurrencies and relevant legal frameworks. This period is crucial as SEC officials, including Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman, had begun offering the agency’s view on the status of cryptocurrencies. In 2018, Hinman stated that, in his view, Ether and Bitcoin would not be treated as securities.

* SEC内部电子邮件和记录2018年讨论了该机构对加密货币和相关法律框架的立场。这一时期至关重要，因为SEC官员（包括公司财务总监William Hinman）已经开始对该机构对加密货币的地位发表看法。辛曼（Hinman）在2018年表示，以太币和比特币不会被视为证券。

* Notes or summaries of meetings of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and Division of Corporation Finance to discuss cryptocurrencies, especially after July 2023, when the SEC announced sanctions against several crypto firms.

* SEC执法和公司财务部门的会议的注释或摘要讨论了加密货币，尤其是在2023年7月之后，SEC宣布对几家加密货币公司的制裁。

* Any internal SEC documents created since January 2024 discussing the crypto provisions in the 2024 omnibus spending bill, which are also known as the "Clarity Act" provisions.

*自2024年1月以来创建的任何内部SEC文件，讨论2024年综合支出法案中的加密条款，这些条款也称为“ Clarity Act”规定。

Importance Of The Matter

重要性

Timmons said that releasing these records will help Congress, the crypto industry, and the public to better understand how the SEC’s view on Ethereum has changed. He also believes that this will shed light on what he calls the SEC’s secretive “regulation by enforcement” strategy — one that has slowed innovation and confused investors.

蒂蒙斯说，发布这些记录将有助于国会，加密货币行业和公众更好地了解SEC对以太坊的看法如何改变。他还认为，这将阐明他所谓的SEC的秘密“执法监管”策略，这种策略减慢了创新和困惑的投资者。

“As Congress moves forward with the CLARITY Act to provide much-needed legislation on cryptocurrencies, it’s critical that we also understand the administrative agency’s actions in handling this emerging sector,” said Rep. Timmons. “The American people—and the crypto community—deserve transparency.”

众议员Timmons说：“随着国会的《 Clarity Act》推进，为加密货币提供了急需的立法，至关重要的是，我们也必须了解行政机构在处理这一新兴行业方面的行动。” “美国人民以及加密货币社区可以增强透明度。”