SEC's Gary Gensler takes another swipe at crypto in educational video
Another swipe has been taken at the crypto industry by the chair of the United States securities regulator, who claimed many crypto platforms are operating in violation of securities laws.
In an April 27 tweet, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler shared a 4-minute video of himself describing crypto assets as “investment contracts” before calling on platforms that offer such products to register with the SEC to protect American investors.
“An Investment contract exists when you invest money in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of profits, to be derived from the efforts of others,” he said.
Intermediaries for investment contracts are required to comply with securities laws & register with @SECGov.Instead, many crypto platforms are contending that their investment contracts are something else.The law cares about what something actually is, not what you call it.
“Crypto markets suffer from a lack of regulatory compliance. It's not a lack of regulatory clarity. [...] The law is clear, if you’re a securities exchange, clearinghouse, broker or dealer, you must come into compliance, register with us,” Gensler added.
The SEC has been at the forefront of the U.S. crypto crackdown, with Gensler continually asserting that essentially all crypto assets — apart from Bitcoin (BTC) — fall under the classification of securities.
It’s Gensler’s view that many crypto firms and platforms violate securities laws if they are not registered with the SEC.
In the comments of Gensler’s latest video many were quick to point out that prior to taking the helm at the SEC, Gensler had a completely contradictory view of the crypto market.
weird cause a guy told me three quarters of this space has already been
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