Billionaire Mark Cuban, known for his bold views and investment expertise, recently took aim at Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. In a recent post on his official X account, Cuban responded to former US president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump’s interest in cryptocurrencies.
Cuban argued in his post that the cryptocurrency industry will play a crucial role in the 2024 US elections. “If Joe Biden loses, there’s a good chance you’ll be thanking Gary Gensler and the SEC,” Cuban wrote on May 10. “Crypto is a staple among younger, independent voters.”
In his scathing remarks, the billionaire criticized the SEC president’s actions, highlighting Gensler’s failure to protect investors from fraud in the sector.
“Gensler DID NOT PROTECT A SINGLE INVESTOR AGAINST FRAUD. All he did was make it nearly impossible for legitimate crypto companies to operate, killing who knows how many businesses and ruining who knows how many entrepreneurs. This is also a warning to Congress. Crypto voters will make their voices heard in this election. You could solve this problem for Biden by passing legislation that establishes specific regulations for the crypto industry, just as other industries have defined regulations. Or you could make the best choice and assign all cryptocurrencies to be regulated by the CFTC,” he added.
In a recent interview on CNBC, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler avoided directly classifying Ethereum as either a commodity or a security. Instead, Gensler emphasized the importance of protecting American investors and addressed the behavior of intermediaries in the crypto space.
“What I can say is that my primary concern is: how can we safeguard the American investor? Currently, they are not receiving the necessary information,” Gensler said in response to a question from Andrew Ross Sorkin on the “Squawk Box” program.
Gensler continued to criticize the current structure of the cryptocurrency market, comparing it to practices that are prohibited in more traditional markets. “And the intermediaries, who are central to this centralized market, often engage in conflicts of interest, doing things that we would never allow in the New York Stock Exchange, such as trading against the investors.”
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