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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Platforms Should ‘Ask for Permission’ Rather Than ‘Beg for Forgiveness’

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler claimed crypto trading platforms operating today should be “asking for permission” rather than “begging for forgiveness,” saying the U.S. crypto markets won’t “last long outside” the country’s regulatory framework. This comes after Gensler told European regulators crypto has “no border or boundaries.”

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SEC’s Gensler Lays Out US Crypto Regulation Stance to European Parliament

The chairman reiterated statements he has made in interviews elsewhere.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Market Won’t ‘Last Long Outside’ Regulatory Framework

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said Wednesday the crypto markets may struggle to survive in the U.S. outside the country’s regulatory framework. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the potential outcomes for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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State of Crypto: SEC vs. CFTC

A crypto turf war may be brewing between two U.S. regulators.

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2 New Bills Ask CFTC to Clarify Crypto Regulation, Prevent Price Manipulation

Crypto-friendly congressman Darren Soto (D-Fla.) is the sponsor of both bills.

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'The Defiant' Founder Camilla Russo on the Future of DeFi, Ethereum

Camila Russo, CEO of decentralized finance-focused media platform The Defiant and "The Infinite Machine" author, discusses why she believes SEC Chair Gary Gensler saying DeFi projects could be subject to regulation could only push DeFi "to be truly decentralized." Plus, her take on ether's net effect on DeFi, the Ethereum network's competitive advantage over emerging smart contract platforms and the evolution of the Ethereum community's culture.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says DeFi Not Immune to Oversight

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler warned decentralized finance (DeFi) projects that reward participants with incentives or digital tokens could be subject to SEC regulation. "The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for the DeFi regulatory landscape and how this could enable a "robust push" towards more decentralization.

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VanEck Adds to ETF Applications With Ether Futures Filing

Fund manager VanEck filed for its fourth crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) application on Wednesday. This time, it’s for an ethereum-based ETF that would seek to sidestep U.S. regulators’ crypto ETF blockade by trading ether indirectly. “We’ve seen over a dozen bitcoin-related ETF applications but not as many ether-related ETF applications,” CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De said.

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Galaxy Digital Files for US Bitcoin Futures ETF

Just months after filing for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Michael Novogratz's cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital has filed with U.S. regulators for a bitcoin futures ETF. This comes as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler signaled he preferred ETFs based on bitcoin futures earlier this month at the Aspen Security Forum. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the state of bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. as the SEC has yet to approve any of the dozens of applications for crypto ETFs in recent years.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Tells Elizabeth Warren SEC Needs More Authority to Rein In Crypto

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses his reading of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying he wants his agency to have greater authority and resources to crack down on the crypto sector.

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