{"id":22297,"date":"2023-07-14T15:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/congressman-ritchie-torres-calls-for-investigations-into-secs-handling-of-digital-assets\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:24:41","slug":"congressman-ritchie-torres-calls-for-investigations-into-secs-handling-of-digital-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/congressman-ritchie-torres-calls-for-investigations-into-secs-handling-of-digital-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Ritchie Torres Calls for Investigations into SEC&#8217;s Handling of Digital Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In response to the SEC\u2019s handling of digital assets, Congressman Ritchie Torres is calling for two independent probes. In letters made public on Thursday, Rep. Torres lambasted the SEC\u2019s \u201chaphazard and heavy-handed approach\u201d and urged for investigation into its choice to provide Prometheum, a platform for trading digital assets but not actual digital assets, a special purpose broker-dealer (SPBD) license. He also emphasized the SEC\u2019s failure to provide a reliable and workable registration procedure for platforms that deal in actual <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/u-s-senate-committee-explores-digital-assets-tax-challenges\/\"><strong>digital assets<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Torres voiced concerns about the politicization of the registration process by <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/former-sec-chair-jay-clayton-discusses-how-bitcoin-etfs-are-reshaping-the-crypto-market\/\"><strong>SEC<\/strong><\/a> Chair Gary Gensler in the letters he sent to Deborah Jeffrey, the Inspector General of the SEC, and Gene Dodaro, the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office. He attacked the SEC\u2019s agenda-driven use of a misleading digital assets platform and condemned the lack of transparency in the real-world trading platforms\u2019 registration procedure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive 177% Welcome Bonus + 77 Free Spins in Aztec Magic Deluxe <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Criticism of Flawed Registration Process<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Torres compared the SEC\u2019s method to that of an overzealous traffic cop who randomly issues fines for exceeding the posted speed limit while oblivious to the actual speed limit. He stressed the ineffectiveness of governing by enforcing regulations, and he urged for a more thorough and open regulatory framework for digital assets.The platform at the focus of the inquiry, Prometheum, has not yet made a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The requests for inquiries into the SEC\u2019s activities are a reflection of rising anxiety among cryptocurrency enthusiasts about the regulatory framework for digital assets. Clear and equitable laws are essential to stimulating innovation and safeguarding investors as the sector develops and becomes more widely accepted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/congressman-ritchie-torres-calls-for-investigations-into-secs-handling-of-digital-assets\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) In response to the SEC\u2019s handling of digital assets, Congressman Ritchie Torres is calling for two independent probes. In letters made public on Thursday, Rep. Torres lambasted the SEC\u2019s \u201chaphazard and heavy-handed approach\u201d and urged for investigation into its choice to provide Prometheum, a platform for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":22298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22297"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}