Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, has responded strongly to comments made by Charles Hoskinson regarding Ethereum’s alleged preferential treatment by the SEC. Schwartz argued that government favoritism aligned with personal interests is a form of corruption. The controversy surrounding Ethereum’s interactions with the SEC has been fueled by the recent disclosure of “Hinman emails,” which revealed meetings between former SEC director William Hinman and Ethereum co-founders Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Lubin. These meetings took place before Hinman publicly declared Ethereum and Bitcoin as non-securities. Allegations have arisen suggesting that Hinman may have been financially incentivized by Ethereum officials, and his association with Simpson Thacher, an active member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, has also come under scrutiny. The “ETH Gate” theory, which suggests that Ethereum’s core team sought to cultivate relationships with SEC insiders to gain regulatory advantages, has sparked intense debate within the crypto community. Some argue that Ethereum officials used their influence to shape regulations in their favor, while others believe Ethereum may have played a role in the SEC’s actions against Ripple’s XRP. Hoskinson emphasized the distinction between using relationships to protect one’s own interests and using them in a conspiracy to attack a competitor.

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Information	Details
Geography	North America
Countries
Sentiment	neutral
Relevance Score	1
People	Vitalik Buterin, William Hinman, David Schwartz, Joseph Lubin, Charles Hoskinson
Companies	Ethereum, SEC, Ripple, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), Simpson Thacher
Currencies	XRP, Ethereum, Bitcoin
Securities	None