The chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission, Rostin Behnam, told the Senate Agriculture Committee on 09 March 2023 that Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency next to Bitcoin, is a commodity. "We would not have allowed the Ether futures product to be listed on a CFTC exchange if we did not feel strongly that it was a commodity asset," he elaborated, stating that his agency has "serious legal defences" to support their case.

https://decrypt.co/123032/cftc-chair-says-ethereum-is-a-comm...

Ah, good to know, thanks!

Well, embarrassingly I made a typo, it should have been 08 March 2023, but no matter.

That is correct. Gary Gensler, head of the SEC, had publicly stated that he considers Bitcoin a commodity, not a security.

But it is not correct that "all the rest" are considered securities.

Also, the SEC does not determine what is and is not a security. That is determined in court. Gary Gensler can give guidance on what the SEC will take to court, but he is not the final word on what is a security.

All fair points.