ETH Gate: SEC Clears Bill Hinman in Ethereum Speech Probe, Sparks Backlash Over Crypto Bias
The long-simmering ETH Gate controversy has flared up once again after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a redacted report clearing former SEC official Bill Hinman of ethics violations. The decision comes despite Hinman’s 2018 declaration that Ether (ETH) was not a security—an assertion that critics say gave…