The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is set to move on after three-and-a-half years in the role.
Jay Clayton, who has served as the chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission since May 2017, will be leaving the agency by the end of 2021.
In its official news release, the agency noted that Clayton has been one of its longest-standing chairs.
Crypto enthusiasts will likely be familiar with the agency's work, whose activities have engaged some of the most controversial regulatory questions facing the new asset class.
These include early debates as to whether or not certain crypto assets should be defined as a security in accordance with the 71-year old Howey Test.
As chairman, Clayton also warned Bitcoin investors last year that they would be "Sorely mistaken" in expecting that the cryptocurrency could be traded on mainstream exchanges without more robust regulation in place.
During Clayton's tenure, the SEC reportedly obtained orders for over $14 billion in monetary remedies, a record $4.68 billion in the fiscal year 2020 alone, and returned approximately $3.5 billion to harmed investors.
The commission also paid out roughly $565 million to whistleblowers, which included the largest single award sum paid out to a whistleblower date of $114 million.
"The U.S. capital markets ecosystem is the strongest and most nimble in the world, and thanks to the hard work of the diverse and inclusive SEC team, we have improved investor protections, promoted capital formation for small and larger businesses, and enabled our markets to function more transparently and efficiently."
While today's news release does not give any hints as to the chairman's next moves, the U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently announced Clayton's nomination to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Jay Clayton will step down as US SEC chair by year's end
Publicado en Nov 16, 2020
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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