{"id":450486,"date":"2024-10-29T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=450486"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:39:42","slug":"coinbase-ceo-urges-next-sec-chief-to-apologize-for-crypto-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-ceo-urges-next-sec-chief-to-apologize-for-crypto-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase CEO urges next SEC chief to apologize for crypto crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\">Coinbase<\/a> CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/brian-armstrong\/\">Brian Armstrong<\/a> has called on the next Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dismiss the agency's &#8220;frivolous&#8221; cases against crypto firms and publicly apologize to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brian_armstrong\/status\/1851103674744832334\">post<\/a> on X, Armstrong highlighted inconsistencies in the SEC's approach to the crypto sector, which he argues have resulted in unnecessary lawsuits against companies such as Coinbase. 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By 2024, the agency had again <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/the-sec-regrets-confusion-it-may-have-invited-stating-some-tokens-are-securities\/\">shifted its position<\/a>, stating that digital assets are &#8220;not securities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The SEC has also flip-flopped on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin's<\/a> status. Initially deemed a non-security in 2023, the SEC indicated uncertainty, eventually reaffirming its non-security classification in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong raised further concerns regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/kraken-challenges-secs-authority-demands-jury-trial-over-crypto-asset-disputes\/\">SEC's authority over crypto exchanges.<\/a> In 2021, the SEC claimed no regulatory body existed for these exchanges. 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Many in the crypto space have advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-vows-to-make-america-the-superpower-of-bitcoin-fire-gensler-on-day-1\/\">SEC Chair Gensler's removal<\/a>, a move Republican presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has pledged to pursue if elected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called on the next Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dismiss the agency&#8217;s &#8220;frivolous&#8221; cases against crypto firms and publicly apologize to the American people. 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