Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Consensys explains that it took the formidable regulator to court because it believes that it does not want the SEC to expand its jurisdiction by "wrongly" labeling the second-largest cryptocurrency as a security. 

Moreover, the firm argues that the regulator's "reckless approach" is hurting Ethereum developers, institutions as well as market participants. 

The firm says that other industry participants should be equally "aggrieved" by the regulator's aggressive actions.   

"At Consensys, we believe that advancing adoption of blockchain platforms like Ethereum will help reshape and enhance how future generations will manage economic, financial, social, political, and technological systems, creating a more equitable, transparent, and innovative world," the firm added.  

The recent legal action confirms previous reporting about the SEC's efforts to label the second-largest cryptocurrency as a security with a slew of subpoenas. 

As reported by U.Today, the SEC is expected to deny a few of Ethereum ETF proposals, including the one from BlackRock.      

The price of Ether (ETH) is up 0.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.