De SEC-voorzitter Gary Gensler heeft gesuggereerd dat alle proof-of-stake crypto-tokens als effecten kunnen worden beschouwd. 

SEC streeft naar uitbreiding van zijn crypto-handhavingseenheid

  • Some lawmakers have criticized the SEC’s approach to controlling the crypto industry.
  • De SEC heeft sinds het begin van het jaar een gestage stroom van zaken tegen cryptoprojecten onderhouden.
  • The bulk of the SEC’s case is that digital tokens are unregistered securities.

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 posten, is de SEC op zoek naar algemene advocaten voor functies in New York, Washington en San Francisco binnen de crypto-handhavingsafdeling.

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.

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.”

De SEC treedt onder voorzitter Gary Gensler krachtiger op tegen de cryptocurrency-industrie. De toezichthouder verhoogde zijn toezicht op de crypto-ruimte na de ineenstorting van verschillende prominente crypto-bedrijven, zoals Terra en FTX, waardoor miljarden dollars aan klanttegoeden werden weggevaagd.

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.”

Lawrence Woriji
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Ik heb een aantal spannende verhalen in mijn carrière als journalist behandeld en vind blockchain-gerelateerde verhalen erg intrigerend. Ik geloof dat Web3 de wereld zal veranderen en ik wil dat iedereen er deel van uitmaakt.

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