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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has faced backlash from the crypto community after using a dog-goldfish analogy to explain the importance of compliance with security laws in a video tweet on April 27.<\/p>\n

In his analogy, Gensler said<\/a> that crypto platforms were offering “investment contracts” and calling them anything but would be like walking a dog without a leash and calling it a goldfish to avoid legal issues.<\/p>\n

He continued that security laws were essential for investor protection and that “crypto markets suffer from a lack of regulatory compliance; It's not a lack of regulatory clarity.”<\/p>\n

“Many crypto platforms are just pretending that these investment contracts that they offer are more like goldfish<\/span> and the lack of compliance by these crypto platforms means that you don't have basic investor protections.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He further noted that many crypto platforms combine the activities of an exchange, a broker-dealer, and a clearing house all into one, and not registering these functions puts investors at risk.<\/p>\n

It doesn't matter if you call yourself onshore or offshore. If you make securities available to American investors, you must comply with American laws. The law is clear. If you're a securities exchange, clearing house, broker-dealer, you must come into compliance, register with us and deal with conflicts of interest and disclose important information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Gensler's analogy could have been intended to be a simple explanation of securities laws, it faced swift backlash from the crypto community.<\/p>\n

Crypto Community backlash<\/h2>\n

Critics in the comments of the tweet slammed Gensler for not providing guidance on what is deemed a security, that he is corrupt, and also highlighting<\/a> Gensler's lack of answer on whether Ethereum (ETH<\/a>) is a security.<\/p>\n

Twitter user @sirspacesape commented<\/a> on the tweet, posting a response video showing Gensler back in 2018 \u2014 revealing<\/a> Gensler's contradictory view on crypto at that time.<\/p>\n

In the 2018 video, Gensler is quoted as stating that “three-quarters of the market is non-securities. It's just a commodity. A cash crypto.”<\/p>\n

Another Twitter user, @MsCryptomum1, tweeted<\/a> “Is this you?” \u2014 referencing a different clip of Gensler's lectures in 2018 which he states:<\/p>\n

“I would note: In terms of market value, probably three quarters of this space is already been determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission not to be a security. Bitcoin's 54%, Ether's about 15 points or something.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gensler himself taught a course on blockchain technology at MIT, has a history of being pro-crypto, and previously expressed his belief that crypto could be the “catalyst for change” in the financial industry.<\/p>\n

Coinbase seeks to force SEC on regulatory clarity<\/h2>\n

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, recently criticized<\/a> U.S. crypto regulation after attempting to contact the SEC to discuss regulatory clarity \u2014 to no avail.<\/p>\n

“The SEC is one where we've really struggled over the past few years.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Armstrong explained that Coinbase had been asking the SEC for official compliance rules for some time \u2014 only to have a feedback meeting canceled the day prior, followed by the issuance of a Wells Notice to Coinbase the following week.<\/p>\n

Coinbase has since filed<\/a> an action against the SEC in its bid to force the regulatory entity to express a decision on Coinbase's 2022 petition.<\/p>\n

The petition requested the SEC to\u00a0use its rulemaking process to develop guidance for companies in the crypto industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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