BTC logo
BTC
$108,258.13
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,872.87
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,147.88
0.83%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3282
2.77%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.44
4.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3157
0.58%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1879
4.37%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6441
3.01%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.35
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.41
2.73%
BCH logo
BCH
$507.85
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3113
4.20%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5549
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.85
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.15
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5856
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1714
5.58%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,258.13
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,872.87
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,147.88
0.83%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3282
2.77%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.44
4.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3157
0.58%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1879
4.37%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6441
3.01%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.35
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.41
2.73%
BCH logo
BCH
$507.85
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3113
4.20%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5549
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.85
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.15
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5856
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1714
5.58%
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The SEC Is Fighting the Last War

SEC chair Gary Gensler wants you to think Coinbase and Binance are the same as FTX and Celsius. They’re not.

By David Z. Morris
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 5:55 p.m. Published Jun 7, 2023, 5:54 p.m.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently intimated to CNBC that he believes cryptocurrency is useless. That helps justify his treatment of exchanges like Coinbase as inherently fraudulent. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently intimated to CNBC that he believes cryptocurrency is useless. That helps justify his treatment of exchanges like Coinbase as inherently fraudulent. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)