January 13, 2021

Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama’s CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC

According to Reuters’ anonymous sourcing in a Tuesday report, Gary Gensler will be Biden’s nominee as SEC Chair. During the Obama administration, Gensler was the chairman […]
December 24, 2020

US federal regulators set new expectations for stablecoin issuers

One of the headlining topics of crypto regulation news this year, stablecoins were the main topic of a Dec. 23 statement the President’s Working Group on […]
November 26, 2020

Joe Biden considering Gary Gensler for Deputy Treasury Secretary

According to cointelegraph, Joe Biden is considering the former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a permanent position in his administration. According to a […]
November 25, 2020

Coinbase Will disable All Margin Trading Tomorrow, Citing CFTC Guidance

The San Francisco-based trading platform announced Tuesday that it would prevent customers from placing new margin trades starting 2 p.m. PT (22:00 UTC) on November 25, […]
November 11, 2020

Biden Confirms Gary Gensler Will Lead Financial Policy Transition Team

Joe Biden as a 46th President of the United States has begun assembling a team after his official acceptance speech. Gary Gensler has volunteered to join […]