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Fed’s Waller Sees Another ‘Significant’ Rate Hike This Month; SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can’t Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he expects a big interest rate increase later this month. Gurbir Grewal, director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said his agency can’t look the other way as the crypto industry violates securities laws.

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BTG Pactual Exec Reacts to CoinDesk’s Interview With Gary Gensler: ‘He Was Very Clear’

BTG Pactual’s Head of Digital Assets Andre Portilho reacts to CoinDesk’s interview with SEC Chair Gary Gensler on “First Mover.” “We all in the crypto community have a willingness that regulation needs to evolve,” Portilho said. “But, that won’t depend on Gary Gensler and on the SEC.” https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/08/crypto-doesnt-need-more-guidance-sec-chair-gensler-says/

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SEC Chairman Gensler Wants Disclosures From Crypto Issuers, Lawyer Says

Ashley Ebersole, who worked at the agency before, told CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin” that the SEC's chief says the digital-asset firms would report in a different way than publicly traded companies do.

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SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can't Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking

Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal defended the SEC from accusations it’s stamping out innovation.

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White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards; ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for further research on the energy impact of crypto mining to set standards for the industry. The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points Thursday, the biggest single hike since it began setting monetary policy in 1999. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler speaks to CoinDesk on the state of crypto regulation.

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Are DeFi Platforms Centralized?

Reacting to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler telling CoinDesk most cryptocurrencies are securities, Ashley Ebersole, former SEC senior counsel and current chief legal officer at 0x Labs, discusses the outlook for regulating DeFi and the crypto industry at large.

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SEC Chairman Gensler Tells CoinDesk: Crypto Platforms Have an Obligation To Register

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, in an interview with CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De, doubled down on his assertion that most cryptocurrencies are securities. That being the case, Gensler said, service providers, including crypto exchanges and lenders, should register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Key Takeaways From CoinDesk’s Interview With SEC Chair Gensler

“First Mover” hosts discuss their reactions and key takeaways from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s interview with CoinDesk’s Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De on the state of U.S. crypto regulation.

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SEC Chair Gensler on Crypto Regulation Outlook

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler discusses the outlook for the agency's oversight of the crypto industry and the potential hurdles ahead.

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Crypto Platforms Should Work With SEC, Chair Gensler Says

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler discusses the need for key players in the crypto ecosystem to work with the agency. “Make no mistake… if you have a platform, and you’re lending or borrowing crypto securities, you’ve got to come in and and work with us and get registered,” Gensler said.

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