Free Markets vs. Investor Protections: The Latest from Warren and Gensler on Crypto

Sep 16, 2021

Today on The Breakdown, NLW examines SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s testimony yesterday in front of the Senate Banking Committee. He discusses:

• How some allies from the Infrastructure Bill put the screws to Gensler on lack of clarity around securities designation
• How Gensler is trying to redefine stablecoins 
• Warren and Gensler’s dubious understanding of ETH fees 
• The central problem of free markets vs. investor protections 

NLW also covers the Solana outage and the reports of insider trading at OpenSea. 

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