Messari Declares Independence From SEC — Calls Chair Gensler Incompetent and Corrupt

Crypto intelligence platform Messari has declared independence from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CEO Ryan Selkis calls SEC Chair Gary Gensler incompetent and corrupt. Messari plans to challenge the SEC’s legitimacy through legal, congressional, and media avenues, arguing that modern technologies render the agency’s functions redundant and that private market actors are better … Read more

US State Department Official Wants El Salvador to ‘Ensure Bitcoin Is Well Regulated’

The U.S. Department of State’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Victoria Nuland, has explained during a press conference that the U.S. has urged El Salvador to be responsible with the country’s new bitcoin law. Nuland told the press that the U.S. was taking a “tough look at Bitcoin” and that Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele … Read more