Revealing Evidence Gary Gensler Promoted Algorand Since 2019

Key Points:

• In a clip found by the community, Gary Gensler, chairman of the SEC, advertised the Algorand.
• Previously, the SEC named Algorand listed on Bittrex along with five other tokens as securities.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came under criticism for labeling Algorand (ALGO) unregistered security, despite SEC Chair Gary Gensler “shilling” the cryptocurrency in a video that reappeared on Twitter four years ago.

Accordingly, in a videotape discovered by the community, Gensler promoted the Algorand cryptocurrency. Since 2021, he has served as the SEC’s chairman, overseeing a regulatory assault on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Despite the fact that the presentation does not concentrate on Algorand, it is an intriguing watch. The talk was peppered with qualifiers, subtleties, and unresolved quandaries. Gensler began his lecture on a positive note about cryptocurrency and blockchain, equating their influence on FinTech to the impact of the telephone on the stock market.

Gensler simply outlined the initial intentions and ideological ideas of early cypherpunks and Bitcoin supporters. He said that the intranet developed into the internet, providing greater decentralization, but blockchain enthusiasts want to transform the internet into a genuinely decentralized network. He praised Hal Finney and proudly said that Satoshi Nakamoto published Bitcoin’s code on Github under an MIT open-source license.

In the video, Gensler referred to Algorand as a wonderful technology and discussed the prospect of adding an Uber or Lyft-like app on its platform.

The Algorand Foundation’s ALGO is one of six tokens that Gensler alleged were unregistered securities in the SEC’s April 17 action against crypto trading site Bittrex, which took issue with the Algorand Foundation’s initial coin offering (ICO) of ALGO in June 2019.

Members of the cryptocurrency community have accused the SEC of hypocrisy, pointing out the apparent discrepancy in the SEC’s actions regarding Algorand and Bittrex.

Algorand was founded by a personal acquaintance of the SEC’s former director of corporate finance, William Hinman, fueling concern about the SEC’s recent activities.

Mason Versluis, a cryptocurrency researcher, was among the first to bring the video to light on April 17 with a tweet accusing Gensler of pushing ALGO, while others in the crypto world have chastised the SEC head for his conflicting behavior.

Securities advertising in the United States is governed by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These laws govern the offering and sale of securities, as well as the registration requirements and exemptions. It is severely prohibited to falsify or omit key data. In addition, offenders may face civil and criminal sanctions, such as fines and imprisonment. The SEC filed a lawsuit against reality TV star Kim Kardashian last year for marketing crypto securities.

Individuals who violate these rules may suffer legal and criminal consequences, such as fines and imprisonment.

Rep. Warren Davidson proposed legislation to remove Gensler as SEC Chair, claiming a long sequence of abuses and unconstitutional overreach. The news comes in the wake of the SEC’s proposed redefining of “exchange” under its laws, which may include crypto market players in decentralized finance.

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