According to BlockBeats, on September 13, The Block reported that the U.S. SEC stated in a footnote in the revised complaint filed against Binance that when the term "crypto-asset securities" is mentioned, it does not refer to the crypto-asset itself, but to a whole set of contracts, expectations and understandings when selling these assets. In fact, the SEC only uses this term as an "abbreviation."

The SEC also claimed that it has always held this position and mentioned that there were similar supplementary explanations in the case against Telegram. However, in order to clarify the issue, the agency stated that it will avoid using this abbreviation in future cases against Binance and "regrets any confusion caused."