美国证券交易委员会（SEC）已自愿放弃对氦基金会和Nova Labs的案件。

最初的案件是2023年提出的，指控氦气项目将其本地铸造的代币HNT作为未注册的安全性。

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voluntarily dropped its case against Helium Foundation and Nova Labs.

美国证券交易委员会（SEC）已自愿放弃对氦基金会和Nova Labs的案件。

The agency is no longer pursuing the lawsuit that began in 2023 and accused the Helium project of offering its natively minted token HNT as an unregistered security.

该机构不再采取始于2023年的诉讼，并指责氦项目将其本地铸造的代币HNT作为未注册的安全性。

The Background of the Lawsuit

诉讼的背景

The case was a consequence of an extended campaign to designate various crypto tokens as securities. In its 2023 complaint, the SEC had asserted that Helium had sold and offered HNT tokens to investors without registering them, in contravention of U.S. securities laws.

该案是将各种加密代币指定为证券的扩展运动的结果。在2023年的投诉中，SEC断言氦气已违反美国证券法而在没有注册的情况下向投资者出售并向投资者提供了代币。

Helium, which built a decentralized wireless network on blockchain-based infrastructure, had always maintained that its HNT token possessed a utility function within its ecosystem. Helium Foundation and Nova Labs argued that their use-case was founded on users placing hotspots in order to get paid in HNT for providing wireless coverage—a use-case that did not fit the definition of a security.

氦气在基于区块链的基础架构上建立了一个分散的无线网络，一直坚持认为其HNT代币在其生态系统中具有实用性功能。氦基金会和Nova Labs认为，他们的用例是建立在放置热点的用户上的，以便在HNT中获得无线覆盖范围的付款 - 这种用例不符合安全性的定义。

The agency had sued several startups this year alone, including Blockfolio and Localcoinswap.

该机构仅在今年就起诉了几家初创公司，其中包括Blockfolio和LocalCoinswap。

Sudden Turn of Events

突然发生事件

In an April 10 filing, the SEC formally requested the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York to dismiss the case. The filing provided no lengthy explanation but only said that the agency was not going to pursue the case any further at this point.

在4月10日的文件中，SEC正式要求纽约南部地区的美国地方法院驳回此案。该文件没有提供冗长的解释，但仅说该机构在这一点上不会再提起案件。

The abrupt termination caught many within the industry off guard, especially considering the SEC’s still-pending suit against several other crypto startups. While it’s not unusual for regulatory agencies to shift their cases, the radio silence regarding the dismissal has been fueling theories that the SEC is reassessing its approach with Web3 platforms and utility tokens in general.

突然的终止使行业中的许多人措手不及，尤其是考虑到SEC对其他几家加密初创公司仍在准备的诉讼。虽然监管机构改变其案件并不罕见，但有关解雇的无线电沉默一直在推动SEC对Web3平台和公用事业代币的方法重新评估其方法。

For Helium, the dismissal is a significant court win. Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem responded by pledging anew the project’s dedication to decentralization and user-driven networks.

对于氦气而言，解雇是一项重大的胜利。 Nova Labs首席执行官Amir Haleem做出了回应，以重新保证该项目对权力下放和用户驱动网络的奉献精神。

“We wholeheartedly believe in the utility of our token and the transparency of our operations, which were evident throughout this legal process,” said Haleem. “This outcome affirms our path and makes us more confident in continuing to innovate and decentralize the future of networking.”

Haleem说：“我们全心全意地相信代币的效用和运营的透明度，这在整个法律程序中都很明显。” “这一结果肯定了我们的道路，使我们对继续创新和分散网络的未来更有信心。”

HNT Price Responds Positively

hnt价格做出积极回应

Announcement of dismissal of the lawsuit had a quick impact on sentiment in the markets. Helium’s HNT token price went up more than 6% in the hours following the announcement, reaching highs not seen since last month. The rally shows renewed confidence by investors not just in Helium but in the regulatory acceptability of similar utility token designs.

宣布驳回诉讼的消息对市场中的情绪产生了迅速影响。在宣布之后的几个小时内，氦气的HNT代币价格上涨了6％以上，自上个月以来未见高点。该集会不仅在氦气中，而且对类似的公用事业令牌设计的监管可接受性表现出了新的信心。

To developers and investors, the SEC decision is being read as a potential sign of a loosening of regulatory stranglehold. In recent months, U.S. regulators have been subject to criticism for what some have seen as overreach in their attempts to regulate the emerging blockchain technologies. Critics have argued that the current U.S. securities laws, written almost a century ago, fall short of the complexity of decentralized digital assets.

对于开发商和投资者而言，SEC的决定被理解为放松监管扼杀的潜在标志。近几个月来，美国监管机构因某些人认为过度抛弃的试图调节新兴区块链技术而受到批评。批评家认为，近一个世纪前写的当前美国证券法律不足以分散数字资产的复杂性。