Gary Gensler

Door Dan Ilett, Cam Thompson, Danny Nelson, Benjamin Schiller, Danny Bradbury8 jun 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Gary Gensler said the U.S. doesn’t need any more digital currency, as the regulator sues Binance and Coinbase for operating unregistered securities exchanges. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the agency's approach to regulation.

6 jun 2023

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) reacts to his heated exchange with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on whether ether is a security in last week's House Financial Services Committee hearing. "With the crypto fallout over the past two years ... he's made things worse," McHenry said.

25 apr 2023

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are taking another shot at stablecoin legislation with a discussion draft revealed Monday afternoon. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) joins "First Mover" to discuss his outlook for regulating stablecoins and the broader digital asset industry. Plus, his take on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's approach to consumer protection and the Europe's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework.

25 apr 2023

Brokers and investment advisers have to understand crypto and ensure it's in clients’ best interests before pitching investments, the SEC staff said in a bulletin. Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief Lisa Bragança joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. and reacts to SEC Chair Gary Gensler's testimony before House lawmakers earlier this week.

21 apr 2023

Door Sheila Warren, Michael J. Casey21 apr 2023

U.S. Congressman Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who is calling for a restructuring of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the removal of Chairman Gary Gensler, discusses the view toward crypto regulation inside Congress. "The current consensus is ignorance is bliss," Davidson said.

21 apr 2023

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) wants to restructure the Securities and Exchange Commission and is calling for the removal of SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Earlier this week, Rep. Davidson pointed to "Chairman Gensler’s record of failures" as motivation for the change. The Congressman joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of U.S. crypto regulation and the global implications for the European Parliament's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework.

21 apr 2023

SEC Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday. Joshua Ashley Klayman, Linklaters U.S. Head of Fintech and Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets reacts, explaining why this was "the best the industry could have hoped from him."

19 apr 2023

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler repeatedly dodged the question on whether Ethereum is a security or a commodity in Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing. Linklaters U.S. head of fintech and head of blockchain and digital assets Joshua Ashley Klayman weighs in, saying, "the fact he did equivocate on the answer is a positive for the industry." Howard Fischer, Moses Singer partner and former SEC senior trial counsel, added that this "may reflect the internal processes at the SEC."

19 apr 2023