Yuga Labs關閉SEC探測，將NFT標記為“非證券”

美國證券交易委員會已正式關閉了對Yuga Labs，無聊的APE遊艇俱樂部和Cyber​​punks NFT收藏的公司的調查。

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CyberPunks NFT collections, without planning to take any further action or issue charges.

美國證券交易委員會已關閉對Yuga實驗室的調查，無聊的APE遊艇俱樂部和Cyber​​punks NFT收集的公司背後的公司，而無需採取任何進一步的訴訟或發行費用。

The regulator began probing the crypto startup in October 2022 to examine whether certain NFTs could be classified as securities under federal law.

監管機構於2022年10月開始探討該加密貨幣初創公司，以檢查是否可以根據聯邦法律將某些NFT歸類為證券。

Specifically, the SEC was investigating whether Yuga Labs’ flagship NFT collections, including Bored Ape Yacht Club and related assets, were marketed in a way that could be considered an investment contract. This would typically be assessed through the criteria of the Howey Test.

具體而言，SEC正在調查Yuga Labs的旗艦NFT收藏品（包括無聊的APE遊艇俱樂部和相關資產）是否以可以視為投資合同的方式進行銷售。通常，這將通過Howey測試的標准進行評估。

The agency was also scrutinizing the company’s sale of ApeCoin (APE) to determine whether it fell under securities regulations.

該機構還正在仔細檢查公司出售Apecoin（APE），以確定其是否根據證券法規而倒下。

Earlier this year, there were reports that the SEC was likely to close its probe into Yuga Labs without any further action being taken.

今年早些時候，有報導稱，SEC可能會關閉其對Yuga實驗室的調查，而無需採取任何進一步的行動。

However, with the recent confirmation from the agency that the case is now closed and no charges are planned, it marks a significant regulatory victory for Yuga Labs and the NFT industry at large.

但是，據該機構最近確認該案現已關閉並且沒有計劃，這標誌著Yuga Labs和NFT行業的重大監管勝利。

This decision provides some clarity for NFT creators and marketplaces operating in the US.

該決定為在美國運營的NFT創建者和市場提供了一些清晰的信息。

It is part of a broader wave of SEC cases being closed in the crypto sector. Several cases opened previously by the agency are now being terminated by the new leadership, appointed by the Trump administration earlier this year.

它是加密部門關閉SEC案件的更廣泛浪潮的一部分。該機構先前開設的幾起案件現在已被今年早些時候特朗普政府任命的新領導人終止。

In addition to Yuga Labs, the SEC has also dropped investigations into Robinhood (HOOD), Gemini, Uniswap Labs, Consensys, and OpenSea, according to a report by The Block.

根據該街區的一份報告，除了Yuga實驗室外，SEC還放棄了對Robinhood（Hood），Gemini，Uniswap Labs，Consensys和Opensea的調查。

Meanwhile, the agency has settled lawsuits with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Kraken and is reportedly moving toward a resolution with TRON founder Justin Sun.

同時，該機構已與Coinbase（NASDAQ：COIN）和KRAKEN解決了訴訟，據報導，該機構正在與Tron創始人Justin Sun一起邁向決議。

This shift in strategy follows years of scrutiny from the SEC, which had been ramping up its enforcement actions against digital asset companies.

這種戰略轉變是在SEC的多年審查之後，該審查一直在加強針對數字資產公司的執法行動。

The agency has argued that many crypto assets, including certain NFTs, meet the definition of securities under the Howey Test, a legal standard used to determine whether an asset falls under SEC jurisdiction.

該機構認為，許多加密資產（包括某些NFT）在Howey測試下符合證券的定義，這是一種法律標準，用於確定資產是否屬於SEC管轄權。

However, industry leaders have pushed back against this classification, arguing that NFTs represent digital ownership and collectibles, while ApeCoin is a decentralized governance token used for voting on proposals within the BAYC ecosystem. They maintain that these assets are not sold as part of an investment contract.

但是，行業領導者已經反對這種分類，認為NFTS代表了數字所有權和收藏品，而Apecoin是一個分散的治理令牌，用於對BAYC生態系統內的建議進行投票。他們堅持認為，這些資產不是作為投資合同的一部分出售的。

Despite the SEC’s decision to close the case and the recent administrative case closures, the agency’s longstanding lawsuit against Ripple remains in active litigation.

儘管SEC決定關閉此案和最近的行政案件，但該機構對Ripple的長期訴訟仍在主動訴訟中。

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