The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scrutinized many digital currencies as unregistered securities. Many crypto issuers are already subject to SEC enforcement. SEC Chair Gary Gensler has called on certain crypto exchanges to register with the agency as securities trading platforms.
Should the SEC regulate cryptocurrencies?
Over the last few years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair has talked often about the dangers of cryptocurrencies and the need to strongly regulate the industry. And since the FTX crash in November, Gensler has only stepped up his aggression against crypto.
Should crypto firms do their work under the law?
"Crypto firms should do their work within the bounds of the law, or they shouldn't do it at all," says the head of America's Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates US. investment markets.
