OpenSea 面臨 SEC Wells 通知，威脅要起訴在其 NFT 市場上出售未註冊證券的行為

OpenSea 執行長 Devin Finzer 在推特上表示，SEC“威脅要起訴我們，因為他們認為我們平台上的 NFT 是證券。”

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has revealed that it is facing an enforcement action from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly selling unregistered securities on its platform.

非同質化代幣（NFT）市場 OpenSea 透露，該公司因涉嫌在其平台上出售未註冊證券而面臨美國證券交易委員會（SEC）的執法行動。

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer took to Twitter to announce the news on August 28. According to Finzer, the SEC is “threatening to sue us because they believe NFTs on our platform are securities.” The OpenSea CEO expressed shock at the SEC’s move, claiming that it would have a negative impact on creators and artists.

OpenSea 執行長 Devin Finzer 於 8 月 28 日在 Twitter 上宣布了這一消息。 OpenSea 執行長對 SEC 的舉動表示震驚，聲稱這將對創作者和藝術家產生負面影響。

“We’re surprised the SEC would make such a sweeping move against creators and artists. Every creator, big or small, should be able to innovate without fear,” Finzer wrote.

「我們很驚訝美國證券交易委員會會對創作者和藝術家採取如此全面的行動。每個創造者，無論大小，都應該能夠無所畏懼地進行創新。

However, it’s important to note that the SEC’s investigation is not targeting NFT creators but rather the platform itself, which takes a cut from matching creators looking to sell and buyers looking to flip NFTs for profit.

然而，值得注意的是，SEC 的調查並不是針對 NFT 創作者，而是針對平臺本身，該平台從匹配希望出售 NFT 的創作者和希望翻轉 NFT 以獲取利潤的買家中抽取佣金。

The SEC has previously gone after commercial NFT issuers, reaching seven-figure settlements last year with Impact Theory and Stoner Cats after charging both with conducting illegal unregistered offerings of ‘crypto asset securities.’ That quoted phrase was recently rubbished by a U.S. federal judge in the SEC’s case against Kraken for operating as an unregistered securities broker. However, the judge said this was “a semantic error” that didn’t undercut the SEC’s case against the digital asset exchange. The judge added that while digital assets were “a relatively novel financial instrument, the principles driving the SEC’s attempt to assert regulatory authority over it are not new.”

美國證券交易委員會此前曾對商業NFT 發行人進行過追查，去年，美國證券交易委員會與Impact Theory 和Stoner Cats 達成了七位數的和解協議，此前它們被指控進行非法未註冊的“加密資產證券”發行。最近，在 SEC 指控 Kraken 從事未註冊證券經紀業務的案件中，美國聯邦法官駁斥了這句話。然而，法官表示，這是“語義錯誤”，並沒有削弱 SEC 對數位資產交易所的訴訟。法官補充說，雖然數位資產是“一種相對新穎的金融工具，但推動美國證券交易委員會試圖對其進行監管的原則並不新鮮。”

Finzer went on to criticize the SEC’s approach, claiming that the regulator is trying to “stifle innovation” and regulate digital art in the same way as complex financial instruments. OpenSea CEO also announced that the platform will be pledging $5 million to cover legal fees for NFT artists and developers that receive a Wells notice.

芬澤接著批評了 SEC 的做法，聲稱監管機構試圖“扼殺創新”，並以與複雜金融工具相同的方式監管數位藝術。 OpenSea 執行長還宣布，該平台將承諾提供 500 萬美元，用於支付收到 Wells 通知的 NFT 藝術家和開發者的法律費用。

“The SEC is trying to regulate digital art in the same way we regulate collateralized debt obligations… Every creator, big or small, should be able to innovate without fear. We’re pledging $5M to cover legal fees for NFT artists and developers that receive a Wells notice,” Finzer added.

「美國證券交易委員會正試圖以我們監管債務抵押債券的方式來監管數位藝術……每個創作者，無論大小，都應該能夠毫無恐懼地進行創新。我們承諾為收到 Wells 通知的 NFT 藝術家和開發商提供 500 萬美元的法律費用。