The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility - Ep. 503

Published: June 8, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'Welcome to \\u201cThe Chopping Block\\u201d \\u2013\\xa0where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the Blockchain Association\\u2019s Jake Chervinsky breaks down the cases against Binance and Coinbase \\u2013 and how they are different from FTX \\u2013 what it means for the crypto industry, and who may be next.\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\nShow highlights:\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Jake believes that the Binance lawsuit didn\\u2019t present major surprises\\n\\nWhether the SEC is trying to ban the crypto industry by enforcement\\n\\nHow Binance has been allegedly doing a huge amount of wash trading\\n\\nWhether Gemini is next on the SEC\\u2019s enforcement action list\\n\\nHow CZ and Coinbase CEOs have responded to the complaints\\n\\nHow the market reacted to the lawsuits\\n\\nWhat the differences are between the Binance case and FTX\\n\\nWhy the SEC is alleging that Coinbase is operating as an unregistered broker, exchange, and clearing agency\\n\\nWhether token issuers can bring action against the SEC for harming their business or reputation\\n\\nWhether the crypto industry doesn\\u2019t take the SEC seriously\\n\\nWhether the EOS settlement in 2019 shows how inconsistent the SEC has been in its crypto enforcement actions\\xa0\\n\\nWhether these cases will have an impact in Congress and accelerate legislation\\xa0\\n\\nWhat would happen if Gary Gensler stops being the chair of the SEC\\n\\nHosts\\n\\n\\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\n\\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound\\n\\n\\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\n\\nTarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures\\n\\nGuest\\n\\n\\nJake Chervinsky, chief policy officer at the Blockchain Association\\n\\nPrevious Unchained Appearances:\\n\\nCan Crypto Be a Force in the Midterms? Yes, Say Kristin Smith and Jake Chervinsky\\n\\nEverything You Need to Know About the Looming Battle Over Privacy in Crypto\\n\\nAll Things Crypto Regulation With Jake Chervinsky\\n\\n\\nDisclosures\\nLinks\\n\\nUnchained:\\n\\nSEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws\\n\\nSEC Files Motion to Freeze Binance\\u2019s Assets, Asks for \\u2018Sworn Accounting\\u2019\\n\\nSEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities\\n\\nSEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit\\n\\nUS House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities\\n\\nFortune: Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'