授权监督收到了SEC监察长办公室的报告

经过长期的法律斗争，Empower监督收到了SEC监察长办公室的报告。该报告调查了前美国证券交易委员会是否有利益冲突

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监察长办公室已经完成了对前SEC官员William Hinman的调查，研究了他对以太坊的陈述以及与参与加密货币的律师事务所的联系而引起的潜在利益冲突。

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.

今年早些时候，Empower Orcastight要求OIG调查Hinman与当时代表以太坊的律师事务所Simpson Thacher的财务联系。这一兴趣来自Hinman的2018年演讲，他宣布以太坊不是安全性，即使他仍在从Simpson Thacher那里获得付款，以担任该公司的先前职位。

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.

的确，在演讲时，辛曼仍由辛普森·萨赫（Simpson Thacher）付款，他确实完全披露了他的财务关系，并且没有亲自从对加密货币的任何投资中受益。但是，Empower的监督对调查过于有限表示失望。

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.

非党派小组表示，调查应该跨越更广泛的问题，例如SEC的总体利益冲突方法以及选择加密公司进行代理行动的标准。

"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总统说：“通过狭义地关注是否应针对Hinman提起刑事指控，SEC OIG完全错过了这里的更大问题，这是由于透明度不足而侵蚀了公众对代理机构的信任，并且对其加密货币执行决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日的报告解决了一个非常具体的问题：Hinman是否违反了任何利益法律的犯罪冲突？报告得出的结论是他没有。

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认为，优先事项应该是向公众披露事实的优先事项。他们指出，尽管他们与SEC合作，以确保收回律师事务所的某些费用，以及他们阐明有关SEC和Crypto的关键问题的努力，但他们仍在出版基本基础上遇到行政障碍。

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

因此，授权监督将继续推动SEC提高透明度和问责制。