Crypto markets are under the gun from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s ‘regulation by enforcement’ policy. Meanwhile, a divided political landscape creates gridlock on Capitol Hill. Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) claims regulators have overstepped their bounds, while generational divide in the Democratic party slows appropriate regulatory legislation from passing.
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Show highlights:
Why stablecoins are less dangerous than fractional reserve banking
How the current system fails to protect retail investors
Why Democrats and Republicans have flipped traditional stances on regulation
Increased skepticism after the FTX meltdown
Regulation by enforcement an abuse of power
If and when a digital asset is an investment contract
What he views as Prometheum’s planned political stunt
Resolving crypto’s long term problems responsibly
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Guest
Ritchie Torres, U.S. representative
Links
Fortune: Ritchie Torres went from crypto ‘newbie’ to key ally in Washington. Now he could shape the industry’s post-FTX future
NY Daily: A liberal case for cryptocurrency
CoinDesk: Rep. Ritchie Torres: We've Seen a 'Weaponization of the SEC' From Gensler Against Crypto Industry
U.S. Financial Service Committee: McHenry, Thompson, Hill, Johnson Release Digital Asset Market Structure Proposal
Bloomberg Law: McHenry Says White House Torpedoed Bipartisan Stablecoin Deal
NBC: Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Crypto regulation bill could prevent another FTX-style crisis
Rep. Torres’s open letter to Gensler following the Ripple decision
Rep. Torres’ speech
Previously on Unchained
Why the SEC Doesn’t Want the Ripple Case to Go to the Supreme Court
New Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now?
Why the SEC vs. Ripple Order Is Now About 2 Things: Coinbase and Congress
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