{"id":455697,"date":"2023-11-09T07:52:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=455697"},"modified":"2023-11-09T07:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:52:23","slug":"sec-says-binance-arguments-to-dismiss-lawsuit-are-absurd-have-no-basis-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/sec-says-binance-arguments-to-dismiss-lawsuit-are-absurd-have-no-basis-in-law","title":{"rendered":"SEC Says Binance Arguments To Dismiss Lawsuit Are &#8221;Absurd,&#8221; Have No Basis In Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said arguments made by Binance to dismiss its lawsuit are &rdquo;absurd&rdquo; and have no basis in law.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC is pushing back against an attempt by Binance to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the exchange has a &ldquo;tortured interpretation of the law&rdquo; in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/67474542\/172\/securities-and-exchange-commission-v-binance-holdings-limited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing<\/a>. It added that a ruling to dismiss the lawsuit would &ldquo;dismantle decades of foundational precedent upon which the nation&rsquo;s securities laws operate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The SEC filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/binance-lawsuit-sec-now-considers-61-cryptocurrencies-as-securities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao in June. The charges include operating an unregistered exchange and offering unregistered securities: BNB and BUSD.<\/p>\n<p>Binance later filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, accusing the SEC of regulatory overreach. The exchange blamed the SEC for a lack of clear crypto regulations, misinterpreting securities laws, and applying them to crypto.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129335;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>Binance v. SEC: Paradigm Files Amicus Brief, Accuses SEC Of Regulatory Overreach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PjGv6QFZX6\">https:\/\/t.co\/PjGv6QFZX6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CZ &#128310; BNB (@cz_binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1708064484135239986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Binance Arguments Are &ldquo;Absurd,&rdquo; SEC Says<\/h2>\n<p>The SEC has called some of Binance&rsquo;s arguments, such as comparing crypto assets to grocery items, &ldquo;absurd.&rdquo; It reiterated that crypto sales on the exchange constituted investment contracts under the Howey test.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC has also responded to Binance&rsquo;s argument that the suit violated the &ldquo;Major Questions Doctrine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The doctrine comes from last year&rsquo;s Supreme Court ruling that Congress does not delegate authority to federal agencies. Several crypto companies have cited the ruling in response to the SEC&rsquo;s overreach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This civil enforcement action lacks the vast economic or political significance that the Supreme Court has pointed to when invoking the major questions doctrine,&rdquo; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The securities regulator further says that granting Binance&rsquo;s motion would tear down precedents in securities laws. It would create a &ldquo;rigid framework&rdquo; without basis in case precedent or existing law.<\/p>\n<h2>SEC Opens Talks With Grayscale On Bitcoin ETF<\/h2>\n<p>Following Grayscale&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/grayscale-legal-win-indicates-sec-will-approve-spot-bitcoin-etfs-jpmorgan-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal win<\/a> against the SEC, the securities regulator might soon approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, going by recent developments.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator has opened talks with Grayscale to convert its trust Bitcoin product (GBTC) into a spot Bitcoin ETF.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like we've got some confirmation of (1) without a hard timeline (so almost certainly decided alongside the other open apps). The most likely outcome. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yvRvU1xbYj\">https:\/\/t.co\/yvRvU1xbYj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tNXcDVU8Y\">pic.twitter.com\/5tNXcDVU8Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Johnsson (@SGJohnsson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGJohnsson\/status\/1722371706289860836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The market keenly awaits the approval of this Bitcoin product. 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