The SEC filed a complaint against Binance and Coinbase. David Wheeler: This to me is an all out assault on crypto, it couldn't be more clear. He says the agency has lost a ton of credibility in its response to this space. Wheeler: It seems like Gensler is on a war path to absolutely tear intocrypto.
Today Gary Gensler and the SEC officially filed lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase. We break it all down and share some hot takes on what this means for the crypto industry as a whole.
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🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ------ CHAPTERS 0:40 Is This Lawsuit a Surprise? 2:35 Is This Lawsuit a Suprise? 8:41 An Attack On Crypto 12:05 The 4 Big Questions 17:06 Gary's Public Statements 22:20 SEC Charges Overview 27:47 Analysis on Coinbase 30:31 Brian Armstrong's Take 32:58 The Case Against Binance 38:08 David's Take on All of This 43:38 What "Securities" Are Effected? 48:41 News Price Impact 53:35 Where Does Solana Stand? 57:39 Is ETH The Next Target? 1:02:17 Does Anybody Actually Want This? 1:05:15 Twitter Takes 1:09:08 Gary's Icarus Moment? 1:11:10 Closing Thoughts
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