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Gensler about to help Crypto
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Freeing Trapped Capital to Drive Business Growth | Ripple

Jeff, we were right. The FTX collapse was designed to take out crypto
BREAKING per @EleanorTerrett & my reporting: Securities lawyers including a past top @SECGov official say SEC looking to largely "cut off" crypto in all its forms after FTX debacle. @SEC_Enforcement has "blanketed" crypto w so-called Wells Notices signaling intent to bring cases
BREAKING per @EleanorTerrett & my reporting: Securities lawyers including a past top @SECGov official say SEC looking to largely "cut off" crypto in all its forms after FTX debacle. @SEC_Enforcement has "blanketed" crypto w so-called Wells Notices signaling intent to bring cases
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) February 14, 2023
OPINION: We need to excise the phrase “regulation by enforcement” from the #crypto regulatory conversation – not just because it is imprecise but because it simply is not a thing, says Timothy Cradle, director of regulatory affairs @blocksearch.
Crypto Law
forms for decentralized tokens? Who files them? How often? What has to be disclosed and what accounting principles are used? The questions are many. The answers are nil.
forms for decentralized tokens? Who files them? How often? What has to be disclosed and what accounting principles are used? The questions are many. The answers are nil.
— CryptoLaw (@CryptoLawUS) February 15, 2023
Chip response
Regulation by enforcement should be changed to regulation by litigation.
The SEC hopes to shape regulation based on litigation outcomes.
The bottom line is there are no clear rules to the road.
But come hell or high water, the SEC will find a way to crush the innovators and…
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1625920376986279936
Regulation by enforcement should be changed to regulation by litigation.
— Chip – onthechain.io (@stephenchip) February 15, 2023
The SEC hopes to shape regulation based on litigation outcomes.
The bottom line is there are no clear rules to the road.
But come hell or high water, the SEC will find a way to crush the innovators and… https://t.co/LlNUbDzir9
Jesse Powell - Kraken
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is in full effect. It's no coincidence that every financial regulator in the country is attacking mundane, respectable, domestic crypto businesses in the past week. There is no interest in supervising crypto. Everything being done is to shut it down.
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is in full effect. It's no coincidence that every financial regulator in the country is attacking mundane, respectable, domestic crypto businesses in the past week. There is no interest in supervising crypto. Everything being done is to shut it down.
— Jesse Powell (@jespow) February 13, 2023
Dopey Gensler drops a video
We just adopted rules & rule amendments to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions. Taken together, these amendments will make our market plumbing more resilient, timely, orderly, and efficient.
Here’s why that’s important:
We just adopted rules & rule amendments to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions. Taken together, these amendments will make our market plumbing more resilient, timely, orderly, and efficient.
— Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) February 15, 2023
Here’s why that’s important: pic.twitter.com/rlN0wp7fH9
FTX names release
BREAKING: The two signers of Sam Bankman-Fried's bond have been court order released. They are ANDREAS PAEPCKE (Stanford research scientist) and LARRY KRAMER (Former dean of Stanford law school) Source: @innercitypress
BREAKING: The two signers of Sam Bankman-Fried's bond have been court order released. They are ANDREAS PAEPCKE (Stanford research scientist) and LARRY KRAMER (Former dean of Stanford law school) Source: @innercitypress pic.twitter.com/YdcubRtsiM
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) February 15, 2023
Thanks @EleanorTerrett - apology accepted. Alas, there is a lot of churn, swirl and rumors informing the market right now.
Here is the response from @circle. I went with the word of several trusted sources on this. I apologize for the mistake @ddisparte. https://t.co/NjyD57PDuZ
— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) February 14, 2023
Thanks @EleanorTerrett - apology accepted. Alas, there is a lot of churn, swirl and rumors informing the market right now. https://t.co/QwX7aTk8RD
— Dante Disparte (@ddisparte) February 14, 2023
Jeremy Hogan puts Gensler antics right where they belong - kicked him right in the nuts
I've spent a couple days looking for this simple form on the SEC website, with no luck.
— Jeremy Hogan (@attorneyjeremy1) February 13, 2023
Once I find it, all those $500/hr. Securities lawyers are going to be out of business! pic.twitter.com/XzTUsABrXr
Roslyn Layton
Why The SEC Treats Ripple And Ethereum Differently

Outstanding job!
1/ Today, the @BlockchainAssn filed an amicus brief in SEC v. Wahi, an enforcement action indicating a new pattern by the agency - regulation by enforcement against third parties, who have no meaningful opportunity to defend themselves. https://t.co/oppo3sKWg0 pic.twitter.com/4FLLtCibv2
— Marisa Tashman Coppel (@mtcoppel) February 14, 2023
Outstanding job! https://t.co/Wl2btzmOBT
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) February 14, 2023
UAE going to Digital Durham
Dubai passing regulatory clarity on Crypto
Guess where the money is going?
I hear a drain sucking the money out of the US

Gary is going after Exchanges, Projects, even Social Media sensations - now Stablecoin
PAXOS
Paxos Says It's 'Prepared to Vigorously' Fight SEC Lawsuit - Decrypt

Cath Wood
SEC, Gary Gensler and the Biden administration are effectively fucking the US

Gensler has chosen the nuclear option against Crypto - it's time he's investigated
“It certainly feels, from an industry perspective, like there’s a crypto carpet bombing going on right now,” said Kristin Smith, CEO of Blockchain Association, a crypto industry group. https://t.co/61C0Ll7bwQ
— Kristin Smith (@KMSmithDC) February 14, 2023
What does Satoshi think about John Deaton
I read the #BTC WhitePaper. Tbh, I didn’t understand all the technical stuff but I knew I was reading something special that could change the world. Immediately, I had immense respect and affection for this Satoshi guy. Apparently, he doesn’t feel the same way. pic.twitter.com/yaUZn2hMEv
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) February 12, 2023
Former FTX Executive's Charity Made $150 Million in Profit from Potential Insider Trading

Not sure if you saw this @JohnEDeaton1, but your hard work as amicus in the LBRY case was cited in a Senate hearing this morning!
Making a VERY real difference 😎🔥👊🏻
Not sure if you saw this @JohnEDeaton1, but your hard work as amicus in the LBRY case was cited in a Senate hearing this morning!
— Moon Family Sedan 🚗 (@MoonLamboio) February 14, 2023
Making a VERY real difference 😎🔥👊🏻https://t.co/imjuRP0lyH pic.twitter.com/OW3Lv1wvNA
Download video
It's by design. Listen carefully to the Vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve and ask yourself how on earth could incumbents use regulation to crush new competitors. Does he mean the same like @GaryGensler, that you have to give the majority of your business to these incumbents?
Enforcement division: if you get a no action letter from corporate finance, we'll drop the case
— LBRY 🚀 (@LBRYcom) February 14, 2023
Corporate finance division: we might give you a no action, but we can't look at it until the case is dropped
Enforcement: Sorry, if corporate finance won't give you a no action...
It's by design. Listen carefully to the Vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve and ask yourself how on earth could incumbents use regulation to crush new competitors. Does he mean the same like @GaryGensler, that you have to give the majority of your business to these incumbents? https://t.co/nMloIpws7W pic.twitter.com/pZeooOEGiC
— Mr. Huber🔥🦅🔥 (@Leerzeit) February 14, 2023
#BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces "Digital Bill of Rights" to protect Floridians from Big Tech
- Private conversations "without Big Tech surveilling you"
- Participating in online platforms without "unfair censorship"
- Knowing how search engines manipulate search results
#BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces "Digital Bill of Rights" to protect Floridians from Big Tech
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) February 15, 2023
- Private conversations "without Big Tech surveilling you"
- Participating in online platforms without "unfair censorship"
- Knowing how search engines manipulate search results pic.twitter.com/BbTSbuw9Yn