>Gary Gensler, a former CFTC chairman, said in a speech last week that “there is a strong case that one or both of ETH and [Ripple’s] XRP are noncompliant securities,” using the shorthand for the virtual currencies.
>A working group of regulators including senior SEC and CFTC officials are scheduled to discuss the matter on May 7, one of the people said.
May 7, the whales will make their play off this news.
>The foundation raised over 31,000 bitcoin, or about $18.3 million, in July 2014 when it sold about 60 million ether. Because the foundation raised the money to build the Ethereum platform, and investors probably bought ether speculating the launch would make the asset rise in value, the deal resembled a securities sale, the people said.