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Prashant Jha11 hours agoGary Gensler teases details of SEC’s $5B take from enforcement actions, shades cryptoGensler revealed that the SEC took 780 enforcement actions, including 500 standalone cases, and distributed $930 million to harmed investors.5215 Total views20 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s speech at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum shed light on the regulatory body’s enforcement actions amounting to $5 billion in judgments and orders. However, Gensler’s dig at the cryptocurrency market became a talking point for the crypto community on social media when he said: “Don’t get me started on crypto. I won’t even name all the individuals we’ve charged in this highly noncompliant field.”


While talking about the economic perspective of the SEC’s enforcement action, Gensler noted that the agency filed more than 780 enforcement actions in 2023, including over 500 standalone cases. The enforcement actions led to judgments and orders totaling $5 billion, of which $930 million was distributed to harmed investors.


Gensler added that the SEC had filed lawsuits against 40 firms for violations of various rules and regulations since December 2021, leading to more than $1.5 billion in penalties. Gensler revealed that the SEC settled recordkeeping-related charges with 23 firms in the last fiscal year alone.


In his speech, the SEC chief reiterated his earlier stance on crypto, claiming that most of the crypto market falls under the securities bracket and must be governed under the same law. In his explanation of the broad definition of security, Gensler explained the concept of an investment contract and why a major chunk of the cryptocurrency market resembles it. According to Gensler, most cryptocurrency assets will pass the investment contract test, bringing them under securities regulations.


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Gensler went on to draw comparisons between the current crypto ecosystem and the financial landscape of the 1920s when securities laws were not in place. Gensler said the crypto ecosystem suffers from the same situation as the financial landscape before clear regulations, leading to several scams, frauds and bankruptcies. He argued these issues necessitate stricter regulations.“Without prejudging any one asset, the vast majority of crypto assets likely meet the investment contract test, making them subject to the securities laws.”


Gensler’s criticism of the crypto market is nothing new, reiterating a similar stance for several years. However, members of Congress, the crypto community and some key businesses operating in the U.S., have called on Gensler to offer more clarity on crypto regulations.


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