The cryptocurrency industry, having long in disagreement with American regulators, is now growing stronger than ever against Securities and Exchange Commission after being on a more favorable land under the President Donald TrumpAdministration.
What happened: Several main managers and Crypto companies, including Jamming COIN And Ripple XRP / USDseize the opportunity to question the previous aggressive execution tactics of the dry, according to Politico.
The new strategy includes efforts to prevent law firms from hiring former SEC employees who played a key role in surveys targeting cryptographic companies, while pressing responses on the agency’s past expenses in probes related to the crypto.
CEO of Coinbase Brian Armstrong and the legal director of Ripple Stuart Alderoty are among those who lead the charge, alongside Gemini‘s Cameron And Tyler WinklevossWho demanded that the investigators involved in their case be held publicly responsible.
“Crypto does not only need regulation for investors,” wrote Cameron Winklevoss on social networks. “He needs protection against regulatory surpassing itself.”
This assertive position comes when the Republicans in Congress work to establish clear jurisdictional limits for agencies like the SEC, which could limit its authority on digital assets.
Representative Bryan Steil (R-wis.), President of the Digital Assets group of the Chamber’s financial services, said that refining monitoring is essential to prevent what he described as “excess” of the application of laws “.
However, this growing decline in industry has sparked a broader debate.
SEC staff, past and present, expressed their concerns that career professionals are unjustly targeted in what some consider a politically busy environment.
William McLucasA former head of the Act of the SEC law, described as recent attacks as “deeply disturbing” and warned of difficulty staff for having exercised his functions.
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Why is it important: Behind the scenes, the frustrations also seem to rise in the cryptographic space itself.
A figure in the senior industry, speaking anonymously, compared the situation to an prolonged vendetta, warning that continuous climbing could be damaging for all parties.
Since Trump’s return to his duties, the dry, currently under the actor chair Mark Uyedabegan to relieve its posture, abandon or suspend several cases against cryptographic companies, including Coinbase and Robin HOOD.
However, many in the industry remain unstable by the millions spent on legal battles which have been quickly abandoned under the new administration.
Paul grew upThe legal director of Coinbase, stressed that the emphasis should be placed on the assurance of future regulatory clarity, while the Ripple Alderoty echoes the feeling, calling for “responsibility” rather than a remuneration.
Everyone in crypto does not support the tactics harder deployed. Some warn that the emphasis on personal reprisals against dry employees could affect the reputation of the sector, as are new regulatory efforts are underway.
Critics, like the former dry advisor Corey FrayerSuggest that the backlash is part of an effort calculated to reduce the long -term examination.
“The industry wants to withdraw anyone who could hinder its program,” said Frayer.
For others, however, the decline in the dry of application cases indicates that the cryptographic industry is already gaining land under the new administration and should move to construction rather than adjusting the scores.
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