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Read more: SEC Chair Gary Gensler Still Defends Positive View on Blockchain
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been notorious for his no-nonsense type of regulating digital assets. He spearheaded an aggressive Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown on the industry, putting pressure on some of the most significant crypto companies like Coinbase and Ethereum’s development firm ConsenSys. Trump’s promises included removing Gensler on his first day in office at a recent Bitcoin conference in Nashville.
Ethereum trails Bitcoin’s top spot and benefits very much from the results of the election, which saw an over 20% increase in price as investors bet on a more lenient regulatory approach under fresh leadership at the SEC. For too long, it was in the shadow of Bitcoin. Finally, optimism that regulators might begin to shift their regulatory focus seems to be reflected in its performance.
Dan Gallagher, a Republican who served as the SEC’s commissioner from 2011 to 2015 and is presently Robinhood’s top legal and compliance officer, is one of the candidates being evaluated for the position of chair of the SEC.
The anticipated regulatory change is similarly impacting ETFs targeting Ether. These funds, which have trailed Bitcoin ETFs, are largely considered incomplete products due to the lack of staking opportunities- a feature allowing investors to derive passive income. Currently, there is roughly $6 billion invested in Ether ETFs that cannot be staked, which presents a huge lost economic opportunity for investors of the asset.
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