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Gary Gensler
CFTC Names Crypto Leaders From Circle, TRM Labs, Fireblocks Among Others to New Tech Advisory Group
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named former White House official Carole House to chair the newly-formed tech advisory group with members that include executives from Circle, TRM Labs and Fireblocks. House joins "First Mover" to discuss her outlook for the group's approach to crypto regulation and reaction to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler suggesting again that proof-of-stake tokens are securities.
'Sharks in the Water' Linger Amid Recent Banking Sector Jitters: Former FDIC Regulator
Credit Suisse has agreed to a $53 billion loan from the Swiss central ban, after shares of Switzerland's second-largest lender hit a fresh record low on Wednesday. "What you're seeing are sharks in the water and a lot of short-selling of bank stocks," said Jason Brett, Key Bridge Advisors Managing Director and former U.S. Regulator at the FDIC. "It might put SEC Chair Gary Gensler in the center stage very soon."
SEC Chair Gensler Shares His Opinion on Proof-of-Stake Tokens: Report
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is doubling down on his opinion that proof-of-stake tokens could meet the definition of securities under the Howey Test. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the ongoing crypto turf war between the SEC and the CFTC over regulatory authority.
SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report
Gensler had previously argued that ether might be a security after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake last year.
SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Exchanges May Not Be ‘Qualified Custodians’
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler pushed back on the idea that crypto exchanges could be safe, qualified custodians for investment advisers. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the developments.
Keep Crypto in America
If the SEC is serious about U.S. investor protection, it should want crypto to stay in the United States, says CoinDesk's Emily Parker.
SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Exchanges May Not Be 'Qualified Custodians'
"Just because a crypto trading platform claims to be a qualified custodian doesn’t mean that it is," the SEC chair said.
SEC's Gensler Suggests All Crypto Other Than Bitcoin Are Securities
In a recent interview with New York magazine, SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested that all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin are securities. The direct quote was: "Everything other than bitcoin, you can find a website, you can find a group of entrepreneurs, they might set up their legal entities in a tax haven offshore, they might have a foundation, they might lawyer it up to try to arbitrage and make it hard jurisdictionally or so forth." "The Hash" panel discusses how this might shape future U.S. crypto regulation.
