{"id":13252,"date":"2021-11-05T05:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T04:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=13252"},"modified":"2021-11-05T05:23:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T04:23:48","slug":"sec-chair-gensler-hints-at-punitive-actions-against-crypto-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sec-chair-gensler-hints-at-punitive-actions-against-crypto-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC chair Gensler hints at punitive actions against crypto firms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gary Gensler, speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-related-products-are-not-securities-according-to-a-connecticut-verdict.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13161\">Securities<\/a> Enforcement Forum on November 4, denied that new technological labels change the realities of securities definitions, using decentralized finance and crypto goods as examples.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-1024x573.png\" alt=\"SEC chair Gensler hints at punitive actions against crypto firms\" class=\"wp-image-13254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-750x420.png 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42-1140x638.png 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many cryptocurrency-based products, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=SEC+chair+Gensler+hints+at+punitive+actions+against+crypto+firms&oq=SEC+chair+Gensler+hints+at+punitive+actions+against+crypto+firms&aqs=chrome..69i57.996j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=SEC+chair+Gensler+hints+at+punitive+actions+against+crypto+firms&oq=SEC+chair+Gensler+hints+at+punitive+actions+against+crypto+firms&aqs=chrome..69i57.996j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gensler<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, fall under existing definitions of securities, emphasizing the need to assess based on facts and circumstances rather than new taxonomy. This is despite the fact that many in the crypto business have asked for specific guidance on topics such as which tokens are securities and which are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-related-products-are-not-securities-according-to-a-connecticut-verdict.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13161\">Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a>&#8216;s chairman, Gensler, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Sometimes, people focus on labels. For example, we hear terms like &#8216;decentralized finance' (<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/layer-2-and-multi-chain-defi-platforms-see-groundbreaking-inflows-as-ethereum-fees-rise.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13230\">DeFi<\/a>), &#8216;currency,' or &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sec-chairman-warns-that-crypto-assets-need-public-policies-to-survive.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9031\">peer-to-peer lending<\/a>.' It can seem easy to take these words at face value. Make no mistake: regardless of the label or purported mission, we will be looking at the economic realities of a given product or arrangement to determine whether it complies with the securities laws.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Some market participants may call this &#8216;regulation by enforcement.' I just call it &#8216;enforcement.&#8221;Gensler added later, referring to a charge that many have thrown against the SEC, such as in the ongoing action against <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ripple-powered-usd-settlement-service-for-corporate-clients-is-now-available-from-saudi-british-bank.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13076\">Ripple <\/a>over XRP issuance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Gensler, speaking at the Securities Enforcement Forum on November 4, denied that new technological labels change the realities of securities definitions, using decentralized finance and crypto goods as examples. Many cryptocurrency-based products, according to Gensler , fall under existing definitions of securities, emphasizing the need to assess based on facts and circumstances rather than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-42.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}