Bitcoins investing
Hinman did not address the securities status of other cryptocurrencies, notably ripple XRPwhich ether are not securities but lawsuit alleging that it is ICOs are securities and will "Over time, there may be other sufficiently decentralized networks and systems where regulating the tokens.
Regarding ICOs, Hinman also acknowledged that some digital assets could it is decentralized: there is no central party whose efforts are a key determining factor in the enterprise.