Golden Finance reported that Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty described US SEC Chairman Gary Gensler as "a struggling burden" as the hype around the possible approval of the spot Ethereum ETF intensified. In response to the discussion about the US SEC becoming a hot topic before the election, Alderoty wrote on X: "Gary Gensler has overplayed his hand." Some people claim that the US SEC's sudden request for exchanges to modify the filing documents for the spot Ethereum ETF shows that the SEC wants to be more friendly to cryptocurrencies as they play an increasingly important role in the fight for votes.