Armstrong, CEO von Coinbase, kritisiert ein mögliches Verbot von Crypto Staking

• Brian Armstrong, CEO von Coinbase, glaubt, dass das Verbot von Retail-Staking schlecht für die Branche sein wird.
• Armstrong rief zur Zusammenarbeit bei der Gestaltung klarer Regeln für die Industrie auf, die Innovationen fördern.
• Die US Securities and Exchange Commission hat sich nachdrücklich für die Regulierung von Kryptowährungen in den USA ausgesprochen.
• Coinbase announced last year that it was under investigation by the SEC for its staking incentives program, among other things.

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Brain Armstrong, der CEO und Gründer der Krypto-Börse Coinbase, hat mögliche Pläne zum Verbot von Krypto-Staking in den Vereinigten Staaten kritisiert. Armstrong, der sich in einem Wortgefecht mit der US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde SEC befand, sagte, er habe Gerüchte gehört, dass die Aufsichtsbehörde beabsichtige, das Krypto-Staking im Einzelhandel zu verbieten

1/ We're hearing rumors that the SEC would like to get rid of crypto staking in the U.S. for retail customers. I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen.

– Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) 8. Februar 2023

Armstrong believes such a move would be a “terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen.” The Coinbase founder getwittert that staking was “a really important innovation. It allows users to participate directly in running open crypto networks. Staking brings many positive improvements to the space, including scalability, increased security, and reduced carbon footprints.”

Armstrong went further to argue that staking was not a security, as claimed by regulators. He called for support to ensure “that new technologies are encouraged to grow in the US and not stifled by a lack of clear rules.”

Addressing the SEC’s growing drücken to regulate the crypto industry, the Coinbase founder noted that “regulation by enforcement doesn’t work. It encourages companies to operate offshore, which is what happened with FTX.”

6/ Hoffentlich können wir zusammenarbeiten, um klare Regeln für die Industrie zu veröffentlichen und vernünftige Lösungen zu finden, die die Verbraucher schützen und gleichzeitig Innovationen und nationale Sicherheitsinteressen in den USA wahren

– Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) 8. Februar 2023

Although Armstrong did not reveal the source of the rumors, his tweet went viral. While Armstrong’s tweet might surprise some of his followers, previous comments from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler have come to light. Gensler stated that cryptocurrencies that allow staking could be classified as securities under the Howey test despite being defined as commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Gensler told reporters after a Congressional hearing in September 2022 that he was not referencing any specific cryptocurrency, adding that staking was “another indica that under the Howey test, the investing public is anticipating profits based on the efforts of others.”

The top four staked cryptocurrencies by market size account for almost $55 billion in staked assets, according to Staking Rewards, indicating that a national ban would be devastating to the nation’s crypto economy, which has already seen the departure of several crypto companies to more friendly zones.

The SEC is likely to target centralized parties that provide staking services rather than the technology itself, according to several industry experts who believe that a ban on staking would be a hopeless cause that would damage the regulator’s reputation. 

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