{"id":454200,"date":"2024-11-21T18:43:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=454200"},"modified":"2024-11-21T18:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:44:10","slug":"sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-step-down-on-jan-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-step-down-on-jan-20\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Chair Gary Gensler to step down on Jan. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/gary-gensler\/\">Gary Gensler<\/a> will step down from his role as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman on Jan. 20, 2025, the same day as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a Commission<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-182\">statement<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gensler began his tenure in the role in April 2021 and said his time at the SEC has been an &#8220;honor.&#8221; He added that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the SEC is a &#8220;remarkable agency,&#8221; stating:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The staff and the Commission are deeply mission-driven, focused on protecting investors, facilitating capital formation, and ensuring that the markets work for investors and issuers alike. The staff comprises true public servants. It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve with them on behalf of everyday Americans and ensure that our capital markets remain the best in the world.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the 20 largest crypto by market cap, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/xrp\/\">XRP<\/a> registered the most significant gains following the news and was up roughly 4% over the past 24 hours as of press time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gensler spearheaded enforcement actions against crypto firms, including major trading platforms, during his tenure. Under his leadership, the SEC sued prominent exchanges like <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/binance\/\">Binance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\">Coinbase<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/kraken\/\">Kraken<\/a>, accusing them of operating as unregistered securities brokers and clearinghouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gensler also presided over the final approval of spot Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US. He had initially opposed the products, claiming they would boost manipulation in crypto markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, on Aug. 29, 2023, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/grayscale-investments\/\">Grayscale<\/a>\u00a0in its lawsuit over converting its Bitcoin Trust into a spot Bitcoin ETF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision claimed that the SEC's repeated argument of market manipulation without further explanations was \u201carbitrary and capricious\u201d and violated federal administrative law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Gensler prepares to step down, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has yet to nominate a successor, leaving the commission evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the names considered for the spot are former Binance.US executive Brian Brooks, Robinhood\u2019s chief legal officer Dan Gallagher, Paul Atkins, an ex-SEC commissioner currently heading consulting firm Patomak Global Partners, and SEC's Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/hester-peirce\/\">Hester Peirce<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Gensler will step down from his role as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman on Jan. 20, 2025, the same day as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a Commission statement. 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