Is crypto a security, bro?

Behind the Money

Topher Forhecz

Markets, Investing, News, Banking, Finance, Business, Business News, Crypto

4.4 • 350 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Crypto is at a crossroads. As exchanges and currencies blow up, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to step in. But is crypto a security, like a stock? Or a tradable item of speculation, like a Beanie Baby? Today on the show, Robert Armstrong and Ethan Wu argue about the benefits and risks of regulating crypto. Also, we go short home prices, and long … the bone trade.

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0:39.0	The US crypto crackdown is in full swing.
0:42.0	The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing
0:44.3	the two most important crypto exchanges, coin-based and binance, alleging that they're
0:48.3	running unregistered securities exchanges. This is a big deal. A lot of different global regulators are
0:54.5	grappling with what to do with crypto. Gary Gensler, head of the SEC, has been
0:58.2	quite aggressive in saying we don't need more digital currency and it's time for
1:01.8	these crypto companies to come into compliance.
1:05.0	But there's a question underlying this entire SEC crackdown on crypto, which is, are
1:09.6	cryptocurrency securities?
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