The U.S. SEC wants to know whether cryptocurrency Ether is a security
Illustration: Dado Ruvic (Reuters) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering whether to classify Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, as a security. Fortune reports that the financial watchdog has sent subpoenas to three companies as part of probe of the Ethereum Foundation, the ecosystem that works behind the Ethereum blockchain network.