As crypto’s sheriff prepares to hang up his spurs, SEC Chair Gary Gensler took the opportunity to separate Bitcoin from the rest of the herd.
Gary Gensler, the SEC chair everyone loves to hate—or hate to love—is on his way out, leaving behind a trail of lawsuits, crypto crackdowns, and some very opinionated quotes. In his final interview before stepping down,
President Trump's administration promises pro-crypto regulations, favorable taxation, and strategic Bitcoin reserves, signaling potential growth. Read more here.
Donald Trump and Melania’s meme coin launches ignited chaos in the crypto market. Top critics recall ex-SEC chair Gary Gensler’s warnings.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler compares Bitcoin to gold, calling it speculative, as he discusses crypto regulation and ETFs before stepping down.
There has been a wave of crypto ETF filings after Gary Gensler stepped down, including requests to launch DOGE, BONK and TRUMP ETFs.
Gensler reiterated his view that most digital assets are securities, with Bitcoin being the sole exception due to its decentralized nature.
SEC leadership transition marks Gensler's departure; Atkins to lead with pro-business focus, especially in crypto regulation.
One year ago today, Gary Gensler and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally capitulated and approved the trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETF) to go live the next day. These ETFs would go on to be the best performing ETFs in history, with BlackRock’s ETF $IBIT leading the charge, taking in over $52 billion inflows alone.
Bitcoin momentarily dipped below $100k on Monday as President Trump kept crypto policy on the sidelines during his first day in office but recovered back and stabilised around $104,000 throughout the past 24 hours.
ETF issuers have submitted applications to the SEC, possible hoping the Commission would be more lenient following Gensler's departure.
The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he'll take action son after returning to the White House.