Gensler’s Crypto Testimony: 6 Key Takeaways

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Gensler’s Crypto Testimony: 6 Key Takeaways
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler was in the hot seat on Tuesday during a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing, and many committee members – 19 of them – took the opportunity to ask Gensler about crypto regulation.The Committee’s focus on crypto revealed the pent-up fascination – and frustration – with the growing crypto industry and the SEC’s role in regulating it.Gensler’s testimony covered crypto exchanges, stablecoins, decentralized finance (DeFi) and more. CoinDesk breaks it down below.The SEC’s regulatory authorityRep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the Committee’s top Republican, questioned Gensler about his “concerning and contradictory” statements about crypto regulation and…