Proof-of-work coins that had a fair distribution at their launch are the most likely to avoid being labeled as securities by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to Bitcoin OG and educator Dan Held.
Last week, the SEC sued Binance and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), accusing them of offering a number of altcoins as unregistered securities. As a result, many of the tokens mentioned in the lawsuit were delisted by major trading platforms, which tanked their prices.