A New SEC Chair Who Actually Understands Bitcoin and Crypto?

After his most recent stint teaching about blockchain at MIT, former CFTC head Gary Gensler is reportedly the next SEC Chair.

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After his most recent stint teaching about blockchain at MIT, former CFTC head Gary Gensler is reportedly the next SEC Chair.

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Today on the Brief:

Visa drops $5.3B Plaid acquisition after DOJ antitrust suit
ECB President Christine Lagarde discusses bitcoin and digital euro
Acting OCC chief Brian Brooks to step down this week

Our main discussion: Gary Gensler rumored to be the new SEC Chair.

In this episode, NLW discusses:

Gensler’s background at Goldman, CFTC and MIT
Gensler’s MIT course
Previous statements on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple
The crypto communities reaction to Gensler at the SEC

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HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.