Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs. On Episode 27 of Hashing It Out, CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger joins host Elisha Owusu Akyaw (also known as GhCryptoGuy) to discuss the current state of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. Weisberger explains how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approach regulations and what they mean for the fast-evolving cryptocurrency space. Weisberger addresses the state of regulation at the start of the podcast. According to him, the problem in the United States stems from a lack of clear regulation s and rules, leading to regulators arbitrarily applying different rules. Weisberger adds that the issue stems from the existence of two different regulators — the SEC and CFTC — which have different roles in the financial system ...