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Lawmakers introduce bill to remove SEC chair — but do they have the authority?
12.6.2023
A Supreme Court decision ruled that the U.S. President could not remove commissioners except for “standard of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.”
House Republicans Introduce Bill To Fire US SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Make Other Reforms
12.6.2023
House Republicans filed a bill on Monday that would fire US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and restructure the agency.
Reps. Tom Emmer and Warren Davidson introduced the SEC Stabilization Act, to “remove Chairman Gensler following his long series of abuses that have been...
Breaking: US lawmakers file 'SEC Stabilization Act' to fire Gary Gensler
12.6.2023
"U.S. capital markets must be protected from a tyrannical Chairman, including the current one," Congressman Warren Davis wrote in reference to SEC head Gary Gensler
Winklevoss Twins Predict 'War on Crypto' Will Harm Democratic Party
12.6.2023
Crypto billionaire Cameron Winklevoss has warned that the ongoing war against crypto by Senator Elizabeth Warren and SEC Chain Gary Gensler would harm the Democratic party.
"Senator Warren and Gary Gensler’s war on crypto is going to alienate an entire generation of would-be Democrats," the crypto...
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Enforcement Actions: Crypto Should Be Treated With ‘Nuance’
11.6.2023
Jay Clayton, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, gave his opinion about how the organization approaches enforcement in the crypto space. In a Bloomberg Invest panel, Clayton stated that while he supports the agency and the law, the crypto regulation issue should...
SEC charges against Binance and Coinbase are terrible for DeFi
10.6.2023
The SEC’s charges against Binance and Coinbase could have far-reaching consequences for decentralized finance
Binance and Coinbase: Experts Weigh What’s Coming Next
9.6.2023
The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn’t Want You to Know About
9.6.2023
U.S. law doesn’t let appointed regulators trump elected officials. But the SEC head may be doing exactly that
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: ‘The SEC Is Throwing Lawsuits at the Wall’
9.6.2023
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, has criticized the crypto “pro-innovation” stance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its recent lawsuits against significant exchanges like Coinbase and Binance. Garlinghouse stated that the SEC was “throwing lawsuits...
Lawmaker Calls SEC Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Exchanges ‘Complete Contempt for Congress’
9.6.2023
Several lawmakers have slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for regulating the crypto industry by enforcement. One lawmaker says the regulator’s latest action against crypto exchange Coinbase “demonstrates a complete contempt for Congress which is in the process of developing...
SEC Chair Gensler Rebuts Claims Crypto Exchanges Lacked ‘Fair Notice,’ Affirms ‘Majority’ of Tokens Are Securities
9.6.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler discussed crypto exchanges and digital currencies at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & Fintech Conference. He insisted that there is “nothing about the crypto securities markets that suggests that investors and issuers...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Tried To Land a Job at Binance, the Exchange’s Lawyers Allege
9.6.2023
Before becoming head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler offered to serve as an adviser for Binance, according the crypto exchange, which is now facing heat from the regulator.
In a letter directed towards the SEC’s division of enforcement, counsel for Binance and...
Gary Gensler: Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of 'fraudsters'
8.6.2023
Gensler argued that securities laws helped prevent stock market scams once they were passed in the 1930s and can benefit the crypto market of today
SEC Chair Gensler’s Alleged Past Interest in Advising Binance Surfaces Amidst Legal Battle
8.6.2023
Lawyers for Binance claim that current U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler once sought to become an advisor for the exchange back in 2019. This purported application occurred while Gensler was teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and coincided...
SEC Chair Argues That It Is Possible for Crypto Platforms To Register Following Lawsuits Against Coinbase and Binance
8.6.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler laid into the crypto industry on Thursday, arguing that it is possible for exchanges to register with the agency, despite platforms’ assertions that they tried to do just that. ...
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Today in Crypto: US Court Issues a Summons for Binance's CZ, EU Targets Instagram, YouTube, TikTok & Twitter Over Crypto Ads, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limits Customers' Ability to Send Money to Crypto Exchanges
8.6.2023
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US Senator Cynthia Lummis Blasts SEC Actions Against Coinbase, Explains Crypto Industry Is Being Pushed Offshore
8.6.2023
Wyoming U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has heavily criticized the recent legal action of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Coinbase, stating that it might push the cryptocurrency industry and its innovation offshore. Lummis also remarked that the SEC has failed to streamline a path...
Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says
8.6.2023
SEC says billions in customer funds were directed to Zhao’s firm Merit Peak via a holding company called Key Vision Development Limited
Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor'
8.6.2023
A letter from Binance’s counsel says that SEC Chair Gary Gensler should be recused from the case, given his history with the exchange and its founder
SEC chair Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019: Lawyers claim
8.6.2023
Years before serving as head of the SEC, Gary Gensler offered up his advisory services to Binance, the exchange's lawyers allege