Löökina USA väärtpaberi- ja börsikomisjoni (SEC) krüptovastasele regulatiivsele kampaaniale astus kaks selle advokaati tagasi pärast seda, kui föderaalkohtunik neile eelmisel kuul sanktsioneeris.

22. aprilli Bloombergi andmetel aru citing “sources familiar with the case,” SEC lawyers Michael Welsh and Joseph Watkins were given the choice to resign or face dismissal. The ultimatum came after the agency was sanctioned by a federal judge over its lawsuit against Digital Licensing Inc., a Utah-based cryptocurrency company known as Debt Box.

Welsh oli võlgade kasti juhtumis endine juhtivadvokaat, samas kui Watkinsi avaldus oli menetluse aluseks. Märtsis kirjeldas Utah' ringkonna kohtunik Robert Shelby SEC-i taotlust saada Debt Box'i suhtes ajutine lähenemiskeeld kui "jämedat võimu kuritarvitamist".

Kohtu dokumendid show that Welsh formally resigned on April 15. Watkins’ status is less clear, as his LinkedIn still lists his employment with the agency.

SEC-i pressiesindaja keeldus kommentaaridest.

Kohus viskab Võlakasti juhtumit

2023. aasta augustis andis kohtunik Shelby SEC-i käsul välja varade külmutamise ja tõkestamismäärused Debt Boxi ettevõtete juhtidele, kuna nad korraldasid väidetavalt krüptoraha investeerimisskeemi, mis pettis investoritelt välja 50 miljonit dollarit.

Shelby aga tühistas varade külmutamise detsembris pärast seda, kui tegi kindlaks, et SEC esitas Debt Boxi vastu hagi esitades "oluliselt valesid ja eksitavaid väiteid".

However, Senate Republicans criticized the SEC in a kiri to its Chairman, Gary Gensler, over the case in February, calling the agency’s behavior “unethical and unprofessional” and questioning the SEC’s broader enforcement practices.

In March, Shelby karistada the SEC, ruling that it had “undermined the integrity of proceedings” and caused “irreparable harm” to Debt Box. Shelby also ordered the SEC to cover Debt Box’s legal costs.

Reguleerimine jõustamise teel

Web3 tööstuse juhid tervitasid sanktsioone, väites, et Gary Gensleri SEC on juba pikka aega korraldanud ebaseaduslikku kampaaniat krüptotööstuse vastase jõustamise kaudu.

"SEC-i krüptopoliitika jõustamislähenemise kaudu reguleerimine näib olevat mõeldud mitte seaduste truuks kohaldamiseks, vaid pigem tööstuse jahutamiseks ja krüptoasutajate hirmu ja hirmutamise kaudu USA-st välja tõrjumiseks." tweeted Jake Chervinsky, a board member for the DeFi haridusfond. “The SEC has taken big losses on a number of legal issues recently in the Ripple, Grayscale, and Coinbase cases, not to mention its thrashing in the Debt Box case.”

"USA võtab agentuuri katastroofilise poliitika osad üles kaua pärast Gensleri lahkumist," ütles Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple'i tegevjuht.

The SEC has frequently brought enforcement actions against crypto firms in recent years, including leading exchanges Coinbase and Binance last June. While Binance Väljakujunenud with the Department of Justice for $4.3 billion in November, Coinbase vowed to võitlema SEC kohtus.

However, Coinbase brought its own juriidiline kaebus against the SEC last April, seeking that a co compel the SEC into responding to a rulemaking petition filed by the exchange in 2022. The petition requested that the SEC adhere to its formal rulemaking process to provide clear cryptocurrency regulations informed by public commentary.

The SEC rejected the petition in December, eliciting an kaebus from Coinbase in March. “The SEC’s denial is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and a violation of the Administrative Procedures Act,” ütles Paul Grewal, Coinbase'i õigusjuht.

Two weeks ago, the SEC also issued a Wells Notice to Tühista laborite vahetus, the team behind the Uniswap decentralized exchange. The issuance of a Wells Notice precedes the filing of a formal lawsuit against its recipient.