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Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), voiced worry about the lack of disclosures about cryptocurrencies, especially after many crypto businesses received warnings of enforcement actions. 
In response to the recent<a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/05/06/robinhood-hood-shares-after-sec-wells-notice/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Wells Notice against Robinhood Crypto</a>, Gensler stressed in a CNBC interview that many cryptocurrency tokens might be regarded as securities under existing legal frameworks. 
Robinhood said on Monday that, citing alleged securities violations, SEC staff had chosen to suggest an enforcement action against the crypto subsidiary. 
He emphasized how crucial it is that investors have full disclosures about these assets, saying, “Stepping back from it — the field of crypto assets — without prejudging any one of them, many of those tokens are securities under the law of the land, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court.” 
He stated to CNBC, “So we follow that law, and you, the investors, are not getting the required or needed disclosures about those assets.”&nbsp; 
Uniswap and Consensys are two other cryptocurrency firms that have received notices similar to Robinhood’s Wells Notice in recent weeks. Binance and Coinbase, two cryptocurrency exchanges, are involved in legal disputes with the SEC.&nbsp; 
Further, Gensler avoided classifying ether as a security or commodity outright, focusing instead on investor safety and the importance of accurate disclosures. 
Gensler emphasized the importance of protecting American investors, noting a need for more disclosures in the current crypto market. He criticized intermediaries for potential conflicts of interest and practices not tolerated on traditional stock exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange. 
Though the SEC hasn’t categorized ether, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam sees it as a commodity. This ambiguity hampers <a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/04/25/sec-likely-to-reject-ether-etfs-next-month-sources-report/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ether ETF launch efforts</a>, with approval prospects waning before a May deadline. Gensler affirmed the issue is under the commission’s scrutiny. 
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Gensler Concerned Over Crypto Disclosures Amid SEC Actions

The Crypto Times

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