Archive: securities and exchange commission

On Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the House about the SEC’s crackdown on crypto. And it wasn’t pretty. Gensler declined to answer some very direct questions about conflicting and confusing regulations.  House Republicans, including House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, tore into Gensler for the SEC’s unclear and hard line approach. “Regulation by enforcement is not sufficient nor sustainable,” McHenry said. In this episode of…

2020 Will See a Surge of Accredited Investors

By Andy Gordon on January 22, 2020

The U.S. government is still shutting too many investors out of the startup space. But it seems like things are finally starting to change.
The definition of “accredited investor” may be changing soon. Here’s how this could expand your investment options.

How to Modernize the SEC

By Vin Narayanan on October 2, 2019

The slow-moving SEC is in desperate need of an overhaul. And investors need to push for it.