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Recently, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed his opinion in a detailed interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer regarding why he believes crypto assets other than bitcoin are securities. However, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s chief legal officer, argues that Gensler must “recuse himself from
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By Marcus Sotiriou, Market Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK). Bitcoin dropped below $23,000 over the weekend, after SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s opinion on which
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Cryptocurrency lawyers have rebuffed comments made by the head of the United States securities regulator, claiming in a recent interview that every cryptocurrency except Bitcoin (BTC) is a security that falls under its jurisdiction.In a wide-ranging Feb. 23 New York Magazine interview discussing crypto, the chair of the Securities and
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The question of what constitutes security according to US securities laws remains a very volatile issue in the crypto ecosystem today. When the FTX Derivatives Exchange imploded by filing for bankruptcy last year, Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was the most blamed regulator
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“330 million Americans are our clients,” Gensler replied. “Kraken knew how to register, others know how to register, it's just a form on our website… And if they want to offer staking, we're neutral, come in register because investors need that disclosure.” Source
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Members of the crypto community are seemingly outraged over the recent charges laid against crypto exchange Kraken in relation to its staking-as-a-service program in the United States. On Feb. 9, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with Kraken over “failing to register the offer and
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"The SEC should double down and use its tools to enforce the rules and where the SEC needs more cops on the beat, then Congress needs to step up with the resources and the new authorities that are needed to make sure the SEC can do its work at full
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The so-called “Crypto King of Congress” blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse (not crypto). As Congress considers new crypto legislation, can he persuade his colleagues – including the combative Elizabeth Warren – of the same? Source
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has found a new audience for his crypto-skeptical pep talks — the United States Army. On Jan. 11 the U.S. Army hosted its first Twitter Space of 2023 with Gensler and SEC commissioner Caroline Crenshaw joining the discussion to provide
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