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,
Donald Trump and Melania’s meme coin launches ignited chaos in the crypto market. Top critics recall ex-SEC chair Gary Gensler’s warnings.
Investment holding firm REX Shares has filed a slew of new crypto ETFs to track the recently launched Trump memecoin, Bonk and Dogecoin.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler compares Bitcoin to gold, calling it speculative, as he discusses crypto regulation and ETFs before stepping down.
Gensler reiterated his view that most digital assets are securities, with Bitcoin being the sole exception due to its decentralized nature.
ETF issuers have submitted applications to the SEC, possible hoping the Commission would be more lenient following Gensler's departure.
Bitcoin, memecoins and the future of the cryptocurrency industry sparked intense debate at the 2025 edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as US President Donald Trump marked his return to the Oval Office.
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.
The price of bitcoin surged to over $100,000 early Monday on the bet that Trump will take cryptocurrency industry-friendly action soon after returning to the White House.
The SEC rolled out a new crypto task force on Tuesday, aimed at helping "draw clear regulatory lines" in the space, the agency said.