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SEC Chair Gensler Suggests Lummis-Gillibrand Bill May ‘Undermine’ Market Protections
14.6.2022
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said a proposed bill intended to clarify the regulatory umbrella for crypto might give stock exchanges and mutual funds the ability to escape his agency's oversight
SEC chair warns about 'too good to be true' returns amid market downturn
14.6.2022
Gary Gensler added that he continued to be “intrigued with the technology,” but did not directly address if the SEC would approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund
SEC Chair Gensler Warns a Lot of Crypto Tokens Will Fail Following LUNA, UST Collapse
20.5.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has warned that a lot of crypto tokens will fail and many crypto investors will get hurt following the collapse of terra (LUNA) and stablecoin terrausd (UST). SEC Chair Gensler’s Warning After LUNA and...
SEC chair uses crypto enforcement in justification for FY2023 budget
18.5.2022
"We’re not trying to grow really significantly, but resources to grow at least six percent to grow our enforcement arm in this space," said Gary Gensler
SEC Chair Gensler: Crypto Exchanges Are Trading Against Their Customers Often
12.5.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says cryptocurrency exchanges are “trading against their customers often because they’re market-marking against their customers.” He has raised concerns over crypto trading platforms...
US SEC Chair Worries 'Commingling' by Crypto Exchanges Could Endanger Clients’ Assets
11.5.2022
Cryptoasset exchanges are not placing walls between respective parts of their activities, such as trading, custody, and marketing services, which could lead to the “commingling” of their activities, and put their clients’ interests in jeopardy, according to Garry Gensler, Chair of the U.S....
SEC Chair Gensler Asks Staff to Collaborate With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges
6.4.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has asked SEC staff to collaborate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a new plan to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms. SEC Wants to Work With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges...
SEC chair: retail crypto investors should be protected
4.4.2022
"There’s no reason to treat the crypto market differently just because different technology is used," said Gary Gensler
SEC chair hints at no spot Bitcoin ETFs yet, but cites 'careful consideration' for future
17.2.2022
Gary Gensler reiterated his stance of being technology-neutral, but that he would give “careful consideration” to the concerns Representatives Tom Emmer and Darren Soto raised
SEC Working With CFTC on Crypto Regulation, Says Chairman Gensler
12.2.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says the securities regulator is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on crypto regulation. In addition, he said the SEC is “trying to work with various crypto platforms, exchanges...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses How Securities Laws Apply to Crypto Tokens — Won’t Say if Ethereum Is a Security
12.1.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has explained how securities laws apply to cryptocurrency tokens as he outlined the commission’s priorities in regulating the crypto space. “Our role at the SEC is to ensure that the public still gets...
SEC chair has a new senior adviser for crypto
30.12.2021
Corey Frayer has worked as a staff member of the Senate Banking Committee as well as a senior policy adviser for some members of the House Financial Services Committee
‘I'm a huge believer in crypto technology,’ says former US SEC chair
16.12.2021
Jay Clayton said that cryptocurrencies have numerous purposes and are connected to a variety of industries, and the SEC should be in charge of regulating only those sectors that are linked to it
SEC chair's regulatory agenda fails to include clarity on crypto, says Hester Peirce
13.12.2021
"The Agenda — through its silence on crypto — signals that the market can expect continued questions around the application of our securities laws to this area of increasing investor interest,” said two SEC commissioners
Coinbase Pushes for Single Crypto Regulator: CEO Says ‘We Have 53 Regulators in Just One Country, the US’
15.11.2021
Crypto exchange Coinbase has been meeting with a number of regulators to convince them that the U.S. should have just one federal regulator overseeing the crypto sector. Currently, there is a variety of different regulators in the U.S., CEO Brian Armstrong explained, noting that Coinbase...
Congressmen Emmer & Soto to SEC Chair Gensler: We want BTC Spot ETFs
3.11.2021
The bipartisan pair sent a letter to the securities regulator demanding spot ETF approval
BTC Investments Boom, SEC Chair vs. Crypto 'Wild West' + More News
25.10.2021
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler responds to concerns about first Bitcoin-linked ETF
19.10.2021
In the same interview, Proshares CEO Simeon Hyman opined that regulated futures traded in a 40-act ETF will open the opportunity to get BTC exposure to a lot of folks who may have been waiting on the sidelines
SEC Chair Gary Gensler actually is pro-Bitcoin, Vault Equity CEO argues
13.10.2021
Vault recently received approval for an ETF that includes stocks in various crypto-related companies
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Crypto Will ‘Not End Well’ if It Stays Outside Regulations
29.9.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that cryptocurrency “is not going to end well if it stays outside the regulatory space.” The SEC has been criticized for taking an enforcement-centric approach to regulating the crypto industry....