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SEC chair compares stablecoins to casino poker chips
21.9.2021
"We’ve got a lot of casinos here in the Wild West, and the poker chip is these stablecoins at the casino gaming tables," said Gary Gensler
Ripple Has No Plans to Settle With SEC Over XRP, Confident Gensler Will Drop the Lawsuit
20.9.2021
Amid the ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple’s legal team reportedly said that they have no plans to settle with the securities watchdog. They are confident that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will be convinced that pursuing the case is picking winners...
SEC Chair Gensler: ‘We Don’t Have Enough Investor Protection in Crypto Finance, Issuance, Trading, or Lending’
16.9.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, explained that there is not enough investor protection in cryptocurrency. He added that the securities regulator needs more funding and manpower to effectively regulate the crypto sector. SEC Chair Gensler Says More...
US Senator Warren Presses SEC to Address Crypto Exchange Outages, High Transaction Fees, Financial Inclusion
16.9.2021
At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to increase oversight of cryptocurrency. She brought up several problems she associates with cryptocurrency that could hurt small...
SEC chair doubles down, tells crypto firms 'come in and talk to us'
13.9.2021
"Under our laws they have to register with the Commission unless they qualify for an exemption," said Gary Gensler
SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto yield program it considers a security
8.9.2021
"They refuse to tell us why they think it's a security, and instead subpoena a bunch of records from us,” said Brian Armstrong after he revealed that the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase
SEC boss tells EU Parliament crypto and fintech could be as disruptive ‘as the internet’
2.9.2021
SEC chairman Gary Gensler promoted cooperation between Europe and The United States in seeking to regulate decentralized financial technologies
Crypto is too big to exist outside of public policies, warns SEC chair
1.9.2021
SEC boss Gary Gensler believes crypto assets need to act within a public policy framework to survive over the long term
SEC boss says DeFi platforms are ‘highly centralized’ and will need to register
20.8.2021
SEC chairman Gary Gensler stated that many DeFi projects are “highly” centralized in certain aspects, as they are developed by a “core group of folks” who are incentivized to promote their platforms
US Lawmakers Urge SEC and CFTC to Create Joint Working Group on Crypto Regulation
17.8.2021
Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a joint working group for the regulation of crypto assets. SEC and CFTC Urged to Collaborate on Crypto Regulation U.S....
Happy 21st crypto ETF filed for 2021 with Kryptoin’s ‘Ethereum ETF Trust’
13.8.2021
The Kryptoin Ethereum ETF Trust plans to issue its common shares on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (Cboe) BZX, and will value them based on the CF Ether-Dollar U.S. settlement price
Satoshi Versus the ‘Infrastructure Bill’ — Political Permission Not Required
12.8.2021
When Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008, it likely wasn’t with the idea that governments and central banks needed to recognize, adopt, and regulate Bitcoin for everyone’s benefit. To the contrary, if anything can be taken away from that document and...
Approval incoming? Valkyrie becomes fourth firm to apply for BTC futures ETF
12.8.2021
Asset managers apear hopeful the SEC will be more open to Bitcoin ETFs tied to futures contracts than those focused on the spot markets
SEC Asking for Jurisdiction Over All Crypto Exchanges Is ‘a Blatant Power Grab,’ Says Lawmaker
12.8.2021
U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry has slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for asking for jurisdiction over all crypto exchanges, including non-securities ones. He called it “a blatant power grab that will hurt American innovation,” adding, “We don’t need...
Vaneck Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF Following SEC Chair’s BTC Futures Regulation Statements
11.8.2021
Following a number of statements this week from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Gary Gensler, wealth management firm Vaneck has filed for a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). Vaneck Files for a Bitcoin Futures-Focused Fund Called the Bitcoin Strategy ETF On August...
SEC Chair Tells Senator Legislative Priority Should Center on Crypto Trading, Lending, Defi Platforms
11.8.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has written a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren about crypto regulation. After outlining his concerns and priorities in the crypto sector, he said, “additional authorities” and “more resources...
SEC Chairman Says Satoshi Nakamoto’s Innovation Is Real, Crypto Rules Are Clear
8.8.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that Satoshi Nakamoto’s innovation is real. “It has been and could continue to be a catalyst for change in the fields of finance and money,” he said. Satoshi Nakamoto’s Innovation Is Real...
SEC Chair Gensler Outlines Plans for Crypto Trading, Exchanges, Investor Protection, Bitcoin ETFs
5.8.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined how the SEC plans to regulate the crypto industry. Focusing on investor protection, Gensler discussed concerns the SEC has about crypto trading, exchanges, lending, defi platforms, and exchange-traded...
'Nakamoto's innovation is real,' says SEC Chair Gary Gensler
3.8.2021
Gary Gensler describes Satoshi Nakamoto as an important innovator in cryptography and that their "innovation spurred the development of crypto assets and the underlying blockchain technology."
SEC chair wants robust crypto regulatory regime for the US
3.8.2021
America’s securities chief has crypto regulatory ambitions beyond ETFs and token offerings and includes markets like lending and DeFi