Due to the dramatic escalation of the ongoing legal dispute, the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the company Coinbase publicly accused the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of continually hindering and hindering her efforts. Grewal made the comments in response to the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange’s outcry over what it sees as unclear SEC regulations and abuses in the rapidly growing cryptocurrency sector.
Coinbase demands key documents from SEC chairman
In the series posts on Platform X (formerly Twitter), Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal alleged that the SEC has consistently adopted an aggressive enforcement strategy, failing to provide a workable compliance framework, in favor of refusing to provide clear regulatory guidance.
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Grewal argued that the SEC is acting in a way that will make it complex to disclose key information that will support Coinbase prove its case against the commission. “And now, late Friday evening, another blockade by SECGov to stop Coinbase from obtaining documents from Gary Gensler in our litigation,” he said.
Turning to May 2021, Grewal emphasized that after Gary Gensler was sworn in as SEC Chairman, Gensler, during his testimony before Congress, reaffirmed the long-held belief of market participants that transactions in digital assets traded on exchanges were exempt from securities laws, concluding that the agency had no regulatory authority over such exchanges.
He then highlighted several other various statements on this subject made by the chairman of the regulator to an audience of market participants as well as the general public.
To date, due to the importance of these interactions in demonstrating how the SEC’s enforcement actions violate the Constitution’s Due Process Clause, Coinbase has requested Gensler to release records relating to these communications. However, Grewal noted that the agency and its chairman try to hide these interactions from them and the public.
Broader Frustrations in the Cryptocurrency Landscape
Paul GrawalThe allegations shed lightweight on the cryptocurrency community’s general dissatisfaction with what many see as hostile and unpredictable regulation, and come after months of legal battles between the SEC and Coinbase.
Recently, Coinbase has consistently demonstrated its efforts to work with the SEC to obtain clarity and resolve regulatory issues. On Thursday last week, the cryptocurrency exchange defendant The SEC is seeking key documents from the agency that could support in the ongoing dispute. However, the Commission has not yet responded to the request.
The main point of contention in this dispute is the SEC’s claims that the cryptocurrency exchange operated as an illegal securities exchange and provided unlicensed securities to investors. In the larger conflict over the proper regulation of cryptocurrencies and digital resources in the US, such legal discourse may prove to be a turning point, as its results may set significant precedents in the regulation of cryptocurrencies.
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