Big changes expected at SEC under new chairman

Big changes expected at SEC under new chairman

The nominee for head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins, will pursue a more deregulatory and crypto-friendly approach than Gary Gensler.

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Big changes expected at SEC under new chairman

Gensler has announced he will be stepping down Jan. 20, the day of President-elect Trump's inauguration. 

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More crypto scams.. the Russiafication of America begins. The rich get richer and everyone else poorer and less free.

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