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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson: SEC ‘doesn’t have answers’ on which cryptos are securities

The US regulator only classifies bitcoin and ether as decentralised cryptoassets, leaving others to face tougher rules

'For now, the regulator doesn’t have any clear guidelines,' Hoskinson says
'For now, the regulator doesn’t have any clear guidelines,' Hoskinson says Photo: Rita Franca/Getty Images

Charles Hoskinson, founder of crypto firm Cardano, has said the Securities and Exchange Commission still can't explain why some digital assets should not be considered as securities.

Hoskinson, who also co-founded Ethereum, said that the SEC still hasn't been able to show the crypto community why bitcoin and ether should be considered as decentralised assets, but others like cardano, the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, should fall under securities law.

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