Congressista dos EUA apresenta projeto de lei para demitir presidente da SEC
- US Congressman Warren Davidson claims that the bill seeks to address Gary Gensler’s abuse of power.
- Os legisladores dos EUA fizeram várias tentativas de criar uma diretriz abrangente para o setor cripto, mas até agora falharam em suas tentativas.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gary Gensler, could be on his way out of the agency if a new bill pushed by US Congressman Warren Davidson gains steam. Davidson introduced the “SEC Stabilization Act” into the House of Representatives on Monday, June 12.
The bill focuses on a huge restructuring of the SEC and firing Gensler from his controversial role. The bill, according to Davidson, seeks to address the “long series of abuses that have been permitted under the current SEC structure.”
Davidson disse,
“U.S. capital markets must be protected from a tyrannical chairman, including the current one. That’s why I’m introducing legislation to fix the ongoing abuse of power and ensure protection that is in the best interest of the market for years to come. It’s time for real reform and to fire Gary Gensler as Chair of the SEC.”
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said in a release that “American investors and industry deserve clear and consistent oversight, not political gamesmanship.” He added that “the SEC Stabilization Act will make common-sense changes to ensure that the SEC’s priorities are with the investors they are charged to protect and not the whims of its reckless Chair.”
Além de remover Gensler de seu cargo, o projeto de lei busca reorganizar a SEC e distribuir o poder da cadeira para outros comissários, criar espaço para um sexto comissário e estabelecer o cargo de diretor executivo para gerenciar as operações do dia-a-dia.
O projeto de lei permite que os comissários mantenham seus poderes de regulamentação, investigação e aplicação e cumpram seus mandatos regulares de seis anos. A Lei de Estabilização da SEC também estabeleceria uma estrutura semelhante à da Comissão Eleitoral Federal (FEC) e restringiria os partidos políticos de ocupar mais de três assentos na comissão.
The SEC’s Fight Against Crypto
Os preços do Bitcoin e Ethereum flutuaram significativamente nos últimos dias, à medida que uma ação regulatória inesperada abala a indústria cripto. Na semana passada, a SEC entrou com uma ação contra a Binance e a Coinbase, que resultou na queda do preço do Bitcoin para níveis vistos pela última vez em março.
Some within the crypto space believe there is a subtle attack against the crypto industry from some of the regulatory powers in the US. Tech investor David Sacks claimed that Gensler and U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren have an “alliance” to bring down cryptocurrency in the U.S.
Sacks, while speaking at the All-In Podcast, explained that “the scuttlebutt is that [Gensler] has an alliance with Elizabeth Warren, and the rumor is that she will make him Treasury Secretary if he basically destroys crypto in the U.S.”
De acordo com Sacks,
What Gensler and the SEC are saying is that it is not legal to operate a crypto exchange in the United States. I believe that Gensler is far exceeding his authority in stating something like that. It is not up to the chairman of the SEC to say that Americans should not be holding crypto.”
Na semana passada, alguns legisladores introduziram uma conta ao Congresso que recomendou uma nova estrutura projetada para fornecer clareza regulatória para provedores de serviços criptográficos no país. O projeto de lei sugere que a SEC supervisionaria as criptomoedas oferecidas como parte de um contrato de investimento. Também recomenda que a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) supervisione os ativos digitais que se qualificam como commodities.