SEC chair Gensler holds tight to his crypto position in preview of Senate tes...
The official will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking on Sept. 15; in a transcript released early, he reiterates the primacy of securities law in crypto regulation. United States Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in a hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” on Sept. 15. The transcript of his speech was released in advance. Gensler called securities laws a “gold standard” of capital markets. In his 13-page comprehensive....
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