SEC oli ainus regulaator, kes polnud nõus Coinbase'iga kohtuma: Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong claims that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the only government branch that is not willing to meet with the firm.

Speaking on Anthony Pompliano’s Best Business Show on Sept. 24, Armstrong ütles et tema visiidi ajal Washingtoni pärast Coinbase läks börsile aprillis, oli SEC "ainus reguleerija", kes keeldus temaga kohtumast:

"Pöördusin SEC-i poole. Üritasin nendega kohtuda. Nad ütlesid mulle, et nad ei kohtu ühegi krüptoettevõttega.

"Ma olin sellest omamoodi üllatunud, sest seal on nii palju erinevaid regulaatoreid. Igaüks neist on olnud nõus meie ja kõigi teiste valitsusharudega kohtuma,” lisas ta.

Armstrong highlighted his firm’s issues with the SEC’s approach earlier this month, when he revealed the enforcement body had ähvardas firmat kohtusse kaevata if it launched a USD coin (USDC) lending program that offered 4% annual yields. Despite other firms already offering similar services, he said the SEC refused to give the green light as they pidas programmi väärtpaberiks kuid ei selgitanud, kuidas ta sellele järeldusele jõudis.

During the interview with Pomp, the Coinbase CEO noted that the SEC has not changed its tune since then, and said they hadn’t even placed a phone call to the firm. Armstrong asked:

„Kuidas nad sel juhul tarbijaid kaitsevad? Arvan, et paljud tarbijad on ilmselgelt soovinud oma säästukontodelt suuremat tulu teenida. Nad ei saa tegelikult neid tooteid olemasolevatest finantsteenustest.

“So that was one open question. And then the second one was how are they creating a level playing field?” he added.

Armstrong ütles, et Coinbase on kaalunud SEC-i kohtusse andmist, kuid otsustas, et see pole pikka juriidilist võitlust väärt, muu hulgas seetõttu, et "kohtusüsteemis on regulaatoritele palju lugupidamist."

Ettevõte on nüüd oma plaanidest loobunud käivitada programm, and will instead sit on the sidelines until the regulatory landscape around crypto lending services become more transparent:

"Ootame ja vaatame, mida SEC teeb teiste toodete osas, mis on juba turul, kus praegu ei ole võrdsed võimalused."

“I think we want to also just focus our efforts on maybe even more important things happening in crypto, like the questions around which of these tokens are securities and how is DeFi going to be used?” he added.

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Krüpto läheb Washingtoni

On the subject of how policy makers view crypto, Armstrong said there’s a 50/50 split in Washington between people who think it’s risky and people who see the opportunity the sector provides:

“You know, 50% of the people I talked to in DC, roughly, they’re still thinking of crypto as a risk. They think this is scary. This is dangerous. They have all kinds of misconceptions in their head about the percentage of activity that’s for illicit activity.”

“So that’s probably half the people I meet in D.C. and the other half, they realize that this is actually a huge opportunity,” he added.

Armstrong also appeared at TechCrunch Disrupt conference on Sept. 22 and revealed that Coinbase is preparing a draft regulatory framework that it will put edasi to U.S. lawmakers next month. The firm is hoping to be an “advisor” that can advocate for “sensible regulation”, with Armstrong noting that regulators have asked the firm multiple times for a crypto proposal.

Allikas: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-was-the-only-regulator-not-willing-to-meet-with-coinbase-brian-armstrong