> people saying 'regulations are perfectly clear' on this issue have not spent that much time dealing with regulators in emerging technology
I work in a regulated industry. I have my criticisms of Gensler. And I’ve (separately) profited off crypto.
The regulations for non-Bitcoin exchanges were clear from the start. Nobody liked that clarity. And the regulators spent a few years navel gazing. But the legal advice I got at the start has remained consistent: the operators are putting themselves in jeopardy.
One way to look at it is a generation of boiler room operators moved their pump'n-dump schemes from central securities clearinghouse to crypto ledgers, because they realized what a loophole the Bitcoin exception was. And they brought in enough politicians and celebrities to slow walk promises of updated regulations, and regulators cautiously warned and waited, and here we are, with some bowtied man criticizing the SEC for doing its job precisely in the manner politicians demanded.
I work in a regulated industry. I have my criticisms of Gensler. And I’ve (separately) profited off crypto.
The regulations for non-Bitcoin exchanges were clear from the start. Nobody liked that clarity. And the regulators spent a few years navel gazing. But the legal advice I got at the start has remained consistent: the operators are putting themselves in jeopardy.