La SEC cherche à étendre son unité d'application de la cryptographie

• Some lawmakers have criticized the SEC’s approach to controlling the crypto industry.
• La SEC a maintenu un flux constant d'affaires contre des projets de cryptographie depuis le début de l'année.
• The bulk of the SEC’s case is that digital tokens are unregistered securities.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seems set to continue its raid against crypto companies by expanding its digital assets enforcement unit. According to a job affectation, la SEC recherche des procureurs généraux pour des postes à New York, Washington et San Francisco au sein de sa division d'application de la cryptographie.

The SEC recently announced that it was “planning to add additional staff” to its Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, or CACU. The US regulator noted that the unit was originally designed to be a 20-person operation but has since expanded in size.

The attorneys joining the CACU will likely investigate “crypto asset securities,” create litigation strategies, draft court papers, including subpoenas, and take depositions. Depending on the region, salaries for the positions range from $140,000 to $260,000. The announcement states that the application deadline is April 17.

The Division of Enforcement – Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit seeks to hire General Attorneys in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC. For more information and to apply, click here: https://t.co/OI6YQk5doI.

— Carrières SEC (@SEC_Careers) 10 avril 2023

According to the job ad, the CACU “focuses on violations of the federal securities laws” and “exercises the full range of the Division’s investigative and law enforcement powers.”

La SEC a sévi contre l'industrie de la crypto-monnaie avec une vigueur accrue sous la direction du président Gary Gensler. Le régulateur a accru son examen minutieux de l'espace crypto à la suite de l'effondrement de plusieurs sociétés de crypto de premier plan, telles que Terra et FTX, qui a anéanti des milliards de dollars de fonds clients.

Gary Gensler recently requested funding of around $2.4 billion to aid the SEC’s crypto investigation. Other US regulators have ramped up efforts to control the crypto industry, raising questions about the sector’s future in the US. Some crypto users are speculating as to whether new taxes and other rules proposed by local regulators will “choke” the sector and block much-needed innovation.

Despite widespread calls for crypto regulation, some lawmakers have publicly criticized the SEC’s approach. US Congressman Tom Emmer criticized Gensler’s tactics of industry oversight and referred to him as a “bad faith regulator.”

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