{"id":9257,"date":"2023-05-16T02:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T06:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/crypto\/sec-chair-gensler-argues-that-rules-already-exist-to-regulate-crypto-in-light-of-coinbase-pushback\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T02:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T06:57:35","slug":"sec-chair-gensler-argues-that-rules-already-exist-to-regulate-crypto-in-light-of-coinbase-pushback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=9257","title":{"rendered":"SEC Chair Gensler Argues That Rules Already Exist To Regulate Crypto in Light of Coinbase Pushback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>US Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s Chair Gary Gensler pushed back against Coinbase\u2019s call to have the agency propose and adopt rules for digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>Gensler was asked on Monday during Atlanta Fed&#8217;s 2023 Financial Markets <u>Conference<\/u> to comment on the dispute with Coinbase why the SEC doesn\u2019t want to publish crypto rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rules have already been published, Gensler said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo make it quite direct, this is a field that has been operating largely noncompliant,\u201d Gensler said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rules are already out there governing exchanges, broker dealers, advisers, custodying assets and how to register securities offerings, he said.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing about a new technology that makes it non consistent with public policies, Gensler added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase filed a <u>petition<\/u> in July 2022 asking for the agency to propose and adopt rules for digital assets, while criticizing its \u201cenforcement-first approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8230; new rules facilitating the use of digital asset securities would allow for a more efficient and effective allocation of capital in financial markets and create new opportunities for investors,\u201d the exchange said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The petition garnered <u>support<\/u> from the US Chamber of Commerce, the world\u2019s largest business organization, last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndustry confusion about the rules\u2014and whether they can even be satisfied\u2014hampers innovation,\u201d the Chamber said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase has been embroiled in a fight with the SEC since March following news that the exchange was served a Wells Notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Wells notice is a letter from SEC staff saying that the agency is ready to recommend formal charges to the five-member commission.<\/p>\n<h2>Gensler stays steady<\/h2>\n<p>Gensler has repeatedly said most cryptocurrencies are securities and has said that firms need to register with the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC chair also called the idea that many of the crypto projects are decentralized a \u201cfalse narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s 12,000 or 23,000 tokens, you can find some group of entrepreneurs and a website and a Reddit chat or a Twitter channel around most of these,\u201d Gensler said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/sec-chair-gensler-argues-that-rules-already-exist-regulate-crypto-light-of-coinbase-pushback.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s Chair Gary Gensler pushed back against Coinbase\u2019s call to have the agency propose and adopt rules for digital assets. 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