Subject: File No. SR-NASDAQ-2023-045
From: Brett

Ethereum (ETH) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) applications should be approved as soon as possible. To treat Ethereum any differently than Bitcoin would be market making by the government and unfair. It also contradicts previous rulings and statements that ETH is a commodity. If anything, as a whole, ETH should be viewed favorably to Bitcoin as it no longer supports mining, having moved to proof of stake in September 2022 which makes Ethereum a planet-friendly crypto, reducing energy usage by more than 99% compared to Bitcoin. By not approving these ETF applications ETH would be handicapped and Bitcoin crowned the king of crypto forever.