- U.S.-registered securities platform Prometheum will manage ETH as the first digital asset security for institutional clients.
- The development has ignited criticisms regarding ETH’s preferential treatment.
- Some believe it potentially strengthens the assertion that ETH could be considered a security.
In a recent post on X, Prometheum, the only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform, disclosed that the first virtual asset it will manage for institutional clients will be Ethereum (ETH). The notification particularly mentioned ETH as “the first digital asset security for institutional custody.”
Moreover, Prometheum Co-Founder Aaron Kaplan reportedly confirmed the development during a recent interview, in which he remarked:
We want to be able to service the largest market cap and most liquid token. Ethereum is first, and there should be many more thereafter.
This recent announcement of ETH as the inaugural “digital asset security” for institutional custody has ignited scrutiny regarding ETH’s preferential treatment in the eyes of U.S. regulators.
For instance, notable crypto personalities like on-chain sleuth Mr. Huber remarked that even Eth…
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