Over the last two Administrations, successive chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), from both political parties, have led the agency through an erratic and confusing approach to regulating cryptocurrencies. What both chairmen had in common was a decision to not use rulemaking and public engagement to write a clear playbook for market participants, but to aim discretionary lawsuits at specific crypto companies and crypto trading exchanges to regulate the market instead.
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