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Crypto Lobbyist on US Bitcoin ETF Push: SEC Should Not Pick Winners and Losers
A bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is long overdue, according to a new report from crypto lobbying group The Chamber of Digital Commerce, which faults the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for depriving investors.

Ethereum Becoming a Security Would Be a 'Massive Mistake': Chamber of Digital Commerce Founder
The Chamber of Digital Commerce founder & CEO Perianne Boring discusses the regulatory ramifications of Ethereum becoming a proof-of-stake blockchain post-Merge, addressing rumors that the SEC chairman is walking back statements that ether (ETH) is a commodity.

SEC Is ‘Discriminatory’ Toward Crypto Industry, Argues Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO
The Chamber of Digital Commerce founder & CEO Perianne Boring addresses the SEC’s failure to approve bitcoin ETFs. “They’re holding this industry to a very different standard,” she says. “And frankly, we think it’s discriminatory.”

A Bitcoin ETF Is Long Past Due, Crypto Lobbyists Say in New Report
The industry is baring its teeth in a long-fought battle over spot exchange-traded funds, getting set to issue a report critical of how the regulator has handled itself.

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.

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/

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.

SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can't Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal defended the SEC from accusations it’s stamping out innovation.

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.

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.
