SEC Has Been Stepping Outside Its Jurisdiction
Congressman Tom Emmer, who in March sent a bipartisan letter to SEC Chairperson Gary Gensler, seeking clarity on the SEC’s information-seeking process, has once again questioned how the body is being run.
In a dialogue between Emmer and the directors of the SEC, he opined that the SEC has blamed the eroding lack of trust Americans have in the country’s financial system on “industry participants and companies.”
However, the Republican senator has accused the regulator of stepping out of its jurisdiction to prosecute cryptocurrency-based companies, further asserting that the SEC has done so at the expense of public resources.
The SEC Has Become Power Hungry
The SEC’s Enforcement Director confirmed Emmer’s application for “extra-judicial requests.” Senator Emmer also accused the agency of dissolving the division assiged to crafting crypto regulations.
Emmer declared that the regulatory agency has focused its energies on expanding its crypto enforcement division through using “enforcement to unconstitutionally expand its jurisdiction.”
The congressman wrote on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) that, under SEC chief Gary Gensler, the regulatory agency has become more power hungry. The tweet was as follows:
On the Flipside
Why You Should Care
The motion to reduce the jurisdictions of the SEC could reduce the regulatory body’s interference in matters of cryptocurrency.
Find out about the general view Republicans hold on Crypto:
U.S. Congressional Republicans Seem Keen on Crypto
Check out the latest on the SEC Vs. Ripple case:
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Source: Cryptocurrency - investing.com
