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SEC Chair Gensler's D.C. Hearing Was 'Frustrating,' Lacked Transparency: Former SEC Enforcement Lawyer
SEC Chair Gensler's D.C. Hearing Was 'Frustrating,' Lacked Transparency: Former SEC Enforcement Lawyer
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler continued his combative stance against crypto "hucksters" in congressional testimony before House lawmakers on Wednesday. Perkins Coie LLP partner Keith Miller, who is also a former SEC enforcement lawyer, discusses the key takeaways from yesterday's hearing and the possible outlook for crypto regulation.
SEC Chair Gensler's D.C. Hearing Was 'Frustrating,' Lacked Transparency: Former SEC Enforcement Lawyer

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler peppered the crypto industry with criticisms in congressional testimony.  (Courtesy of the House Financial Services Committee)
SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing
Gary Gensler, while avoiding answers on bitcoin ETFs, argues in testimony that crypto firms dangerously mix assets in a way outlawed in other corners of the financial system.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler peppered the crypto industry with criticisms in congressional testimony.  (Courtesy of the House Financial Services Committee)

Binance Is Leaving Russia; Coinbase CEO Calls Out Chase UK for 'Totally Inappropriate Behavior'
Binance Is Leaving Russia; Coinbase CEO Calls Out Chase UK for 'Totally Inappropriate Behavior'
Coin Desk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today including Binance selling its Russian unit as it looks for a complete exit from the market Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls out Chase as the banking giant gets ready to ban crypto linked payments via debit card or by outgoing bank transfer [...]
Binance Is Leaving Russia; Coinbase CEO Calls Out Chase UK for 'Totally Inappropriate Behavior'

Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a skewed view of what constitutes an investment contract, Polymesh's Graeme Moore writes. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Proof-of-Stake Tokens
The Securities Exchange Commission Chair said the "investing public" may expect a return from staking. Polymesh's Graeme Moore argues that doesn't make these cryptocurrencies securities.
Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a skewed view of what constitutes an investment contract, Polymesh's Graeme Moore writes. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, who will likely need to support any crypto legislation from Congress, remains highly critical of the industry.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, who would need to get on board for crypto legislation to move, is highly critical and encouraged Gensler’s crypto enforcement.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, who will likely need to support any crypto legislation from Congress, remains highly critical of the industry.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Franklin Templeton Enters Spot Bitcoin ETF Race; Binance Fires Back at SEC
Franklin Templeton Enters Spot Bitcoin ETF Race; Binance Fires Back at SEC
Coin Desk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today including another financial services heavyweight vying for a spot bitcoin ETF Binance says the SEC has no evidence to support its allegations that imply investor assets have been wrongfully diverted Matrixport predicts an altcoin crash could be on the horizon And SEC [...]
Franklin Templeton Enters Spot Bitcoin ETF Race; Binance Fires Back at SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will again blast the crypto industry at a Senate hearing this week. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Defiant Gensler Returns to Crypto Grievances Ahead of Senate Testimony
Despite recent stumbles in court for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Chair Gary Gensler is still hewing to his industry criticism.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will again blast the crypto industry at a Senate hearing this week. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

One Senate Banking Committee member argues that the panel needs to aim more hearings at what U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is doing to crypto. (Photo courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission)
SEC’s Gensler Should Be Focus of More Hearings on Treatment of Crypto: U.S. Senator
Sen. Bill Hagerty, a Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, says the panel should be digging into the interactions between the securities regulator and the digital assets sector.
One Senate Banking Committee member argues that the panel needs to aim more hearings at what U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is doing to crypto. (Photo courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission)

Gensler's 'Enforcer' Strategy Crumbling, Says Hermine Wong
Gensler's 'Enforcer' Strategy Crumbling, Says Hermine Wong
Hermine Wong, former Coinbase Head of Policy and Principal at herminewong.xyz, questions Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's piecemeal legal actions, stating "This inconsistent, case-by-case approach is confusing and ineffective. Overall, this strategy of being the enforcer as chair is starting to crumble."
Gensler's 'Enforcer' Strategy Crumbling, Says Hermine Wong

Republican Lawmakers Ask Gensler How Prometheum Got SEC Approval
Republican Lawmakers Ask Gensler How Prometheum Got SEC Approval
Republicans on the U.S. congressional committee that oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are demanding agency Chair Gary Gensler explain how Prometheum Inc. won its unique approval as a broker-dealer for crypto. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the lawmakers' concerns about Prometheum.
Republican Lawmakers Ask Gensler How Prometheum Got SEC Approval