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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Raises Concerns About Fraud in Crypto Market
28.7.2023
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has voiced concern regarding the prevalence of fraud in the crypto market.
In a Thursday interview with Bloomberg, Gensler said that the crypto market is "rife with fraud, rife with hucksters." He added that while there...
Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty States SEC Chair Gary Gensler ‘Misstates the Law’ on Tokens
22.7.2023
Stuart Alderoty, CLO of Ripple, a cryptocurrency and payments services company, railed against the statements of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler given in a recent congressional hearing. Alderoty criticized the stance taken by Gensler, stating that...
Republican Lawmakers Accuse SEC Chair Gensler of Manipulating News Cycle to Hinder Crypto Legislation
20.7.2023
Senior Republican members of the US House of Representatives expressed their concern about the US Securities Exchange Commission’s approach to crypto regulation in a letter to the financial regulator’s chair Gary Gensler.
Representatives French Hill of Arkansas and Dusty Johnson of South Dakota...
No impact from Ripple ruling? SEC chair cites risks from crypto in budget request
19.7.2023
Gary Gensler cited the “Wild West of the crypto markets” that was “rife with noncompliance” in requesting more than $2.4 billion for the commission's 2024 fiscal budget
SEC Chair Gensler Cites 'Wild West' of Crypto in Case to Increase Agency's Budget
19.7.2023
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US lawmakers propose SEC chair consider legislation, not enforcement approach to crypto
19.7.2023
Representatives French Hill and Dusty Johnson suggested the SEC may have undertaken certain actions on crypto “seemingly timed to coincide with related Congressional activity"
Professor Gary Gensler vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Long & Short
19.7.2023
Gary Gensler once taught a class on crypto. Is he contradicting himself now in his powerful Washington role?
SEC Chair Advocates Increased AI Use for Market Surveillance and Enforcement
19.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler says the SEC could benefit from making greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in several areas, including enforcement and market surveillance. However, he also raised a number of concerns associated with AI, emphasizing that...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Expresses Disappointment Over Ripple Court Ruling, Continues Evaluation
18.7.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has said he is “disappointed” in a court ruling that declared that Ripple’s XRP token is “not in and of itself” a security....
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US lawmaker calls on SEC chair to reassess stance on crypto following Ripple ruling
18.7.2023
Rep. Ritchie Torres shares a surname with Judge Analisa Torres in the SEC v. Ripple case and referred to the XRP court ruling as the “Torres Doctrine."
SEC ‘Disappointed’ With XRP Ruling on Retail Investors — Chair Gensler Hints at More Crypto Industry Enforcement
18.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has stated that the regulator is “disappointed” with the SEC v. Ripple ruling on XRP regarding retail investors. “We are still looking at it and assessing that opinion,” he affirmed. Gensler also reiterated...
Chair Gensler says SEC reaction to Ripple decision is mixed, still under consideration
17.7.2023
Gensler was asked about the Ripple decision twice shortly after the ruling, and his main message was that he would rather not talk about it
Former SEC Official Defends Chair Gensler — Urges Crypto Community to Quit Personal Attacks, Focus on Facts
2.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s former head of internet enforcement has defended SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s approach to regulating the crypto industry. “It’s time to attack the facts and law on SEC positions and quit the personal attacks on the...
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton on US Regulator’s New Enforcement Ethos: ‘I Think That’s Problematic’
1.7.2023
Jay Clayton, former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed his stance on the recently implemented enforcement strategy of U.S. regulators. In an interview on CNBC, Clayton stated that the SEC’s strategy of bringing myriad cases to court against U.S....
Coinbase Alleges SEC Lacks ‘Any Powers to Regulate Digital Asset Exchanges’ in Recent Filing
30.6.2023
Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, has filed a 177-page answer to the complaint introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where the agency states the company was involved in the illegal brokerage of securities. Coinbase alleges that...
House Financial Services Republicans Blast SEC’s Proposed Rule, State Gensler Is Pushing ‘His Own Personal Views Regarding Digital Assets’
15.6.2023
Republicans of the House Financial Services Committee have criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, stating he is using Rule 3b-16 amendments to impose his views on cryptocurrency assets. In a letter sent to the SEC, republicans push back against the new proposed...
Former SEC Chair Clayton Says 'Vast Majority' of Crypto Tokens are Securities – Here's What You Need to Know
15.6.2023
Jay Clayton – former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – expressed a view of the crypto market on Wednesday that largely mirrors that of his current successor, Gary Gensler. ...
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An In-Depth Look at Binance’s TRO Opposition, Filing Insists SEC Manufactured an Emergency ‘for Its Own Purposes’
14.6.2023
Binance fired back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order (TRO) request on Monday, assuring the court that “there is no risk” to customer assets. The exchange’s legal team dismissed the notion of an “emergency,”...
Republican Congressman Seeks to Oust SEC Chair Gensler With SEC Stabilization Act
13.6.2023
Warren Davidson, the Republican congressman who first introduced the legislation in mid-April, has filed the SEC Stabilization Act to remove Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Davidson insists the act aims to safeguard U.S. capital markets...
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.”