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SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Bitcoin ETFs Approved: The Industry Reacts
In a milestone for crypto adoption, the SEC today gave the green light to the trading of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). CoinDesk rounded up reaction from across the cry...
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By Daniel KuhnBen SchillerElizabeth Napolitano
Jan 10, 2024 at 9:55 p.m. UTC
Jan 10, 2024
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Bitcoin Jumps, Then Dumps to $45K as Fake News About Spot Bitcoin Approval Liquidates $50M
The immediate price reaction showed that bitcoin's price might be capped if a real approval arrives, one analyst noted.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 9, 2024 at 11:04 p.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2024
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler is warning about the dangers in crypto even as the industry hopes his agency is about to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
With Bitcoin ETF Decision Looming, SEC Chair Gensler Says (Again) That Crypto Is Dangerous
While the industry eagerly awaits the U.S. regulator's decision on spot bitcoin ETFs, Gary Gensler is on X warning investors that crypto is rife with scams.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler is warning about the dangers in crypto even as the industry hopes his agency is about to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 8, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2024
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Newsletters
SEC Chair Gary Gensler: 'Far Too Many Frauds and Bankruptcies'
The Securities and Exchange Commission chief shared his views on the crypto industry.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Dec 22, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Coinbase Tried to Rein in a Renegade SEC That's Trying to Rein in a Renegade Industry
The SEC rejected Coinbase's petition for crypto rulemaking, marking yet another refusal to provide regulatory clarity for an industry that badly wants it.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 15, 2023 at 8:19 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2023
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A crypto advocacy group with mysterious backing is trying to influence Sen. Sherrod Brown. (Images compiled by CoinDesk, courtesy of Cedar Innovation Foundation)
Policy
Regulations
Anonymous Crypto Interests Bombard Key Senator Sherrod Brown With Political Ads
New crypto advocacy group Cedar Innovation Foundation is running digital ads in Brown's Ohio to persuade him to buck SEC Chair Gary Gensler, but Cedar won't say who's behind i...
A crypto advocacy group with mysterious backing is trying to influence Sen. Sherrod Brown. (Images compiled by CoinDesk, courtesy of Cedar Innovation Foundation)
By Jesse Hamilton
Dec 13, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
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SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023
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SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023
CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who defined 2023 in crypto, includes U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. CoinDesk Gl...
SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 4, 2023 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is one of the changemakers included in CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who define...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 4, 2023 at 4:02 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Features
Gary Gensler: The Crypto Lightning Rod Who Runs the SEC
No regulator or law enforcement official had as much influence on crypto this year. But is the SEC chair singled out too much by critics?
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Dec 4, 2023 at 12:44 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Cathie Wood Speculates About SEC's Prior Rejections of Spot ETF Applications
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Cathie Wood Speculates About SEC's Prior Rejections of Spot ETF Applications
"The Cryptopians" author and "Unchained" podcast host Laura Shin discusses the latest headlines shaping the crypto industry, including FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's convicti...
Cathie Wood Speculates About SEC's Prior Rejections of Spot ETF Applications
By CoinDesk Staff
Nov 15, 2023 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2023
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