作者：Jesse Coghlan，CoinTelegraph；编译：邓通，金色财经
美国证券交易委员会表示，它并不认为 memecoin 是证券，但警告称，任何欺诈性代币仍可能受到其他监管机构的执法行动。
该机构的公司财务部在 2 月 27 日的一份声明中表示，在其看来，memecoin“不涉及联邦证券法规定的证券发行和销售”，并且“类似于收藏品”。
“因此，参与 memecoin 发行和销售的人无需向委员会登记其交易，”SEC 表示。
它补充说，memecoin 的买家和持有者不会受到美国证券法的保护，但表示 memecoin 的欺诈性发行和销售“可能受到其他联邦或州机构的执法行动或起诉”。
SEC 补充说，它分享了其观点“作为努力使联邦证券法对加密资产的应用更加清晰的一部分。”
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普已采取行动削减美国证券交易委员会对加密货币领域的监管，希望兑现他的一项竞选承诺。该机构上个月成立了一个加密货币工作组，旨在为数字资产创建框架。
特朗普和第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普本人在 1 月 20 日入主白宫前几天推出了 memecoin，这引发了许多加密货币评论员和一些特朗普支持者的批评。
据 CoinGecko 称，唐纳德·特朗普的 memecoin Official Trump (TRUMP) 较峰值下跌了近 83%，而梅拉尼娅·特朗普的代币 Melania Meme (MELANIA) 较峰值下跌了 93.5%。
在特朗普上任前，TRUMP memecoin 的日交易价曾达到 73.43 美元的峰值，但现在交易价约为 12.66 美元。来源：CoinGecko
SEC 发表声明之前，ABC 新闻报道称，美国众议院民主党将提出一项法案，禁止包括总统在内的公职人员发行、赞助或认可任何证券、商品或数字资产，包括 memecoin。
SEC 在声明中表示，memecoin“通常用途有限或没有用途或功能”，并且“往往会经历显著的市场价格波动”。
它补充说，memecoin 不符合“‘证券’定义中明确列举的任何常见金融工具”——例如股票或债券——因为它们不会产生收益或“未来收入、利润或企业资产”的权利。
SEC 表示，memecoin 不符合证券定义豪威测试中“投资合同”的定义——投资于共同企业（例如企业）的资金，投资者期望从他人的努力中获利。
“memecoin 的发行和销售不涉及对企业的投资，也不以合理预期从他人的创业或管理努力中获得利润为目的，”该机构表示。
“换句话说，memecoin 本身不是证券。”
SEC 补充说，其声明不适用于与其描述不一致的memecoin ，也不适用于任何贴有模因币标签的产品，这些产品试图“通过伪装原本构成证券的产品”来逃避证券法。
“该部门将评估特定交易的经济现实，”它说。
SEC 专员、该机构加密工作组负责人 Hester Peirce 本月早些时候表示，许多memecoin “根据我们目前的法规，可能在 SEC 找不到立足之地”。
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