The U.S. SEC ruled that PoW mining is not a securities transaction.
Solo miners and mining pools do not need SEC registration.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining does not trigger securities laws. In a staff statement published on March 20, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance confirmed that mining activities, whether solo or in pools are not investment contracts under the Howey Test.
The statement explains that miners do not need to register their activities with the SEC under the Securities Act 1933. PoW mining, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC), is a technical process. Miners use computational resources to validate transactions and secure the network.
Mining pools also fall outside securities laws. The SEC noted that miners contribute their resources and receive rewards based on their computational power. Pool operators only coordinate mining activities and distribute earnings. Their
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