Forbes Yanks Controversial Crypto Piece Amid Outrage

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• Forbes contributor Roslyn Layton wrote an essay on SEC’s policy regarding ETH and XRP which was later removed from the website.
• The article raised questions about why the SEC exempts ethereum from the controversial 2018 Bill Hinman speech, but chooses to treat Ripple and XRP differently.
• The SEC has sought to keep data secret per Omnibus petitions made in December and argued that making it public may hinder future policy considerations by agency officials.

Forbes Deletes Piece On ETH and XRP

Senior Forbes contributor Roslyn Layton wrote an essay on SEC’s policy regarding ETH and XRP. Later it was mysteriously removed from the website.

XRP Community Outrage

This comes as the XRP community responded with fury to this news. The article „Why the SEC Treats ripple and ethereum Differently“ is currently inaccessible.

SEC Exempts Ethereum

The policy researcher raises issues about why the SEC exempts ethereum from the controversial 2018 Bill Hinman speech, which the agency considers to provide enough direction for the developing sector but decides to treat Ripple and XRP differently.

SEC Seeks To Keep Data Secret

The SEC has sought to keep data secret per Omnibus petitions made in December. It reiterated that these discussions are protected by attorney-client privilege and said that making them public may hinder future policy considerations by agency officials.

Inconsistency In Rules?