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Gillibrand and Lummis state that most altcoins are securities

2022.06.09 06:32

Gillibrand and Lummis state that most altcoins are securities
Gillibrand and Lummis state that most altcoins are securities

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cyntia Lummis believe that most altcoins would likely be considered securities under their proposed new legislation — but confirmed that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) will be classified as commodities.

Lummis and Gillibrand both agreed with Securities and Exchange Commision Chair Gary Gensler’s assessment that most cryptocurrencies are securities under the Howey test with Gillibrand stating:

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