SEC chair suggests openness to crypto bills that don't 'inadvertently undermi...

SEC chair suggests openness to crypto bills that don't 'inadvertently undermi...

“I look forward to working with crypto projects and intermediaries looking to come into compliance with the laws,” said Gary Gensler. United States Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler supports legislation that gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission greater authority over crypto — seemingly if it doesn't step on the SEC’s toes.In written remarks for a Thursday program hosted by the Practising Law Institute, Gensler encouraged intermediaries in the crypto space as well as crypto security token projects and potentially stablecoins to register with the SEC,....


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