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Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24, where he added that he thinks Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, thinks otherwise or at least hasn’t certainly declared one or the other.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has reaffirmed that Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the crypto market, is a commodity.Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24,...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is hiring several new faces for its agency to examine cryptocurrency activities. These individuals and many others will be tasked with fighting illicit behavior in the space and ensuring all crypto trading occurring within America’s borders is clean and regulated. The SEC Is Looking to Police Crypto Activity Thus far, the SEC says it’s looking to add roughly 20 new positions to its cryptocurrency department. These positions...

In a recent interview, it’s been confirmed that Gary Gensler – the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – is looking to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges. Gary Gensler Is Looking at Crypto Exchanges… Again A discussion of the matter was recently held by Jennifer Schonberger, a reporter who had specific details into the ideas of Gensler and his agency. She commented that he is looking to separate all market makers and subject them to the same financial...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to introduce some sweeping crypto rules that allegedly would allow regulators to check in on the activities of crypto exchanges and defi platforms. The SEC Is Working to Regulate Crypto at All Costs According to bitcoin and crypto bull Hester Pierce – who is often referred to as the “Crypto Mom” for her pro-bitcoin attitude – this could be very dangerous for the digital currency industry in that the rules are going...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought former Senate staffer Corey Frayer on board to serve as a new advisor regarding crypto and digital currency-related issues. The SEC Is Pushing Its Crypto Agenda Forward The SEC has long been a thorn in the side of the crypto space. Despite all the bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications that have made their way across SEC desks during the past four or five years, the agency has long thought the space...

Just last week, the United States’ first official bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) began getting traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Released by trading firm Pro Shares, crypto investors feel that the product – while imperfect – is a step in the right direction, and yet the SEC’s Gary Gensler is not as optimistic, and still feels certain things should take place for investors to get the right protection. Gary Gensler: Still Plagued with Worry The...

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya recently stated in an interview that he has put hundreds of millions of dollars into bitcoin, the world’s leading digital currency by market cap. He also stated that he doesn’t think governments will be able to impose a “blanket ban” on cryptocurrencies, clearly a reaction to China’s latest maneuvers. Chamath Palihapitiya On Where BTC Will Be in the Future Not long ago, Palihapitiya was asked to comment on verbiage delivered by...

Gary Gensler and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are really feeling the heat when it comes to developing new regulations surrounding the bitcoin and blockchain spaces. The agency is now working “overtime” as CNBC puts it to establish a new set of crypto-related rules designed to pause volatility and potentially keep traders (and their money) safe. Gary Gensler Is Now Under the Gun Gensler has commented in a recent statement that while he wants the space to...

Not long ago, Gary Gensler – the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – commented on how the agency would potentially unroll an approval path for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news had some people dissatisfied given the circumstances of the rollout, and now Michael Sonnenshein – the CEO of Grayscale, one of the world’s largest bitcoin and crypto trusts – is throwing his two cents into the mix. Michael Sonnenshein Shares His Views on a...