Tag: SEC

  • ‘It is time to buckle up’ – what to expect from the US blockchain regulatory environment

    ‘It is time to buckle up’ – what to expect from the US blockchain regulatory environment

    Following the high-profile collapse of the crypto-asset exchange FTX, major jurisdictions around the world are increasingly looking at regulation. These were some of the topics discussed at a fireside chat hosted by Zach Resnick (Founder of Unbounded Capital) and included George P Bush (Partner at Michael Best).

  • Digital Asset Regulation: An open letter to the SEC and Congress

    Digital Asset Regulation: An open letter to the SEC and Congress

    Bryan Daugherty, Global Public Policy Director of BSV Blockchain Association has published an open letter calling for a more collaborative approach on regulation between the private and public sectors.

  • An open letter to the SEC and Congress on Digital Assets

    An open letter to the SEC and Congress on Digital Assets

    Bryan Daugherty, Global Public Policy Director of Bitcoin Association for BSV has published an open letter calling for a more collaborative approach on regulation between the private and public sectors.

  • An open letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

    An open letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

    In his recent opinion piece, published in the Wall Street Journal, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler fired a warning shot at the digital currency industry. He raised a number of points about Bitcoin and its knockoffs, mainly whether they should be classified as securities.

  • Even BTC is a security

    Even BTC is a security

    The SEC Chairman Gary Gensler recently commented that, except for Bitcoin, all crypto are securities. We mostly agree, but would further argue that even BTC is a security according to the Howey test due to its base-protocol being controlled and frequently changed by a centralized entity (Core developers and proponents behind the scene), which in…