Le président de la SEC continue de mépriser le secteur de la cryptographie : détails
- Le président de la SEC, Gary Gensler, a poursuivi ses critiques à l'égard de la cryptographie lors d'une audience au Congrès mercredi.
- Gensler a maintenu une position combative devant le comité des services financiers de la Chambre.
- Il a fait valoir que les sociétés de cryptographie étaient dangereusement négligentes avec les actifs des clients.
- Gensler a également fait valoir que son agence n'a pas encore décidé quoi faire avec les applications Bitcoin spot ETF.
Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has once again slammed the digital assets sector and blockchain-focused businesses during a Congressional hearing earlier this week in the US. Interestingly, many lawmakers in the country are against Gensler’s stance on cryptocurrencies, and some have even introduced legislation to fire him.
Sous l’administration Biden, la SEC et Gensler ont a continué their combative stance against crypto “hucksters” while not answering key questions that surround the regulation of the blockchain industry. The chair of the US securities regulator has argued that digital asset companies have been dangerously careless with customer assets.
During his questioning in front of the House Financial Services Committee, the SEC Chair criticized the way blockchain-focused businesses manage their clients’ funds while adding that commingling assets “is a recipe that’s not led to good results.” On the other hand, he also confirmed that the agency has yet to decide what to do with the applications for the approval of the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications.
Récemment, un juge s'est prononcé en faveur de Grayscale, une société de gestion d'actifs cryptographiques, qui affirmait que le La SEC n'avait aucune raison de rejeter sa demande for the conversion of its flagship product, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), to a Bitcoin spot ETF. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao wrote that the agency’s rejection in the Grayscale Investments case had been “arbitrary and capricious.”
“It’s still an active consideration of the commission,” Gensler said in his testimony. “We have great respect for the courts.”
Interestingly, the remarks from the SEC Chair left many wondering about the future of the digital asset sector and the role of the securities regulator in it. It is important to mention here that Chairman Patrick McHenry criticized the regulator’s losing streak in court and accused the agency of aggressively targeting the digital asset ecosystem.
Selon des rapports précédents, Ripple a également partiellement gagné un procès contre l'agence de régulation dans lequel le juge a statué que le jeton XRP n'était pas un titre lorsqu'il était vendu à des investisseurs institutionnels. Gensler a laissé entendre qu'un appel pourrait être bientôt lancé.