El presidente de Coinbase insta a un campo de juego equitativo para las regulaciones de cifrado

La presidenta de Coinbase Global Inc., Emilie Choi, instó a los reguladores a "igualdad de condiciones" en el mundo de la regulación financiera. 

At Messari’s Mainnet conference in New York, Choi preguntaron for transparency, clarity, and fairness from regulators. The Coinbase President appeared remotely and urged for “common-sense” rules. 

"Solo queremos asegurarnos de que haya igualdad de condiciones" para las empresas de cifrado y otros proveedores de servicios financieros, dijo Choi. "Queremos llegar a este lugar donde solo hay reglas y regulaciones de sentido común".

La mudanza viene después de la empresa. planes desechados for their latest product. Coinbase planned for the release of a new product called Lend. This program allowed crypto holders the ability for additional gains on their holdings by lending out their crypto. 

However, the SEC came after Coinbase and their Lend product. The U.S. regulators probed the company, asked for employee records, names on the product waitlist, and threatened a lawsuit. Though Coinbase had a community of support in light of the SEC comments. Celebrity investor Mark Cuban said the company should take an “aggressive” rebuttal against regulators. 

Currently, Coinbase operates the largest American cryptocurrency exchange. Its valuation hovered around $89 billion after it went public on Nasdaq. Earlier this year U.S. Customs and Immigration even purchased forensic software de Coinbase. 

Crypto represión regulatoria

Recently the crypto industry felt a tightened grip from U.S. regulators. Aside from the Coinbase probe and lawsuit threat, the SEC targeted another major crypto firm. Uniswap also faces a probe from the SEC, as announced earlier this month. 

As lawmakers mull over disposiciones de impuestos sobre criptomonedas, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler detailed a roadmap for overarching crypto industry regulations. Regulators had a goal of the end of September for some type of crypto oversight. 

Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry remains on edge. Some participants, such as Zumo CEO Nick Jones, say regulations are the industry’s mayor amenaza.