Coinbase 首席法务官 Paul Grewal 预计,特朗普政权下加密法规的制定和执行将发生重大转变。他认为政府是时候明白人们只是希望数字资产领域更加清晰和创新。 Grewal 建议应该允许该行业发展以满足用户的需求和热情。
Grewal 表示,拥有数字资产的 5200 万美国人在刚刚结束的选举中大声疾呼。他强调,加密社区希望“加密问题”保持无党派性。 Coinbase CLO 敦促民主党和共和党共同制定合理的法规,确保加密货币领域在法律下得到公平对待。
“这就是 5200 万拥有数字资产的美国人想要的,” $COIN首席法律官@iampaulgrewal 。
“他们希望看到这个问题保持无党派性,他们希望看到民主党和共和党挺身而出,通过有关市场结构和稳定币的合理规则……以使…… https://t.co/qbur7Du8DU pic.twitter.com/eAwSLET0QQ
—朱莉娅·克里格 (Julia Krieger) 🛡️ (@jnkrieger) 2024 年 11 月 5 日
The Coinbase CLO has predicted massive changes in the U.S. SEC’s crypto caseload under a new Trump-appointed chair. He believes that the new administration will look at the existing crypto cases under Gary Gensler from a fresh perspective to determine which were purely fraudulent and which were not. According to Fox Business’s Eleanor Terrett, Grewal stopped short of saying he believed the cases against crypto firms, including Coinbase, for securities violations would be discarded.
Brian Armstrong, Coinbase CEO, said the next U.S. SEC chair should withdraw all frivolous cases and issue an apology to Americans. He added that while the apology would not undo the harm already caused, it would definitely start the process of restoring trust in the U.S. SEC as a regulatory institution.
Grewal seemed confident that a change at the top and clear regulations warranted a ‘fresh pair of eyes.’ He said it was time to stop suing crypto and start talking crypto instead. “There’s no reason to wait,” he added. The Coinbase chief legal officer suggested that the speed at which the crypto space evolved called for a collaborative approach that fostered understanding and growth. He added that working together would ensure a future where crypto’s full potential could be realized.
“I hope @SECGov understands what has happened…the voters said loud and clear that they want change. Crypto is no exception.”
Trump’s promise to shake up crypto regulations by firing the U.S. SEC chair Gary Gensler on his first day in office showed his plans to push for pro-crypto policies. Hester Pierce, a crypto-friendly U.S. SEC Commissioner, was one of the candidates rumored to be a potential replacement for Gensler.
In other matters related to policy changes in the crypto industry, Coinbase faced scrutiny over charging high token listing fees. Justin Sun and Andre Cronje confirmed that Coinbase requested millions of dollars in fees for token listing.
TRON’s Sun claimed that Coinbase asked for over $300 million to list the TRX token. Additionally, Coinbase requested 500 million TRX worth approximately $80 million and an additional $250 million worth of Bitcoin to be deposited in Coinbase’s custody.
Cronje similarly alleged that Coinbase had proposed listing fees between $30 million and $300 million for the FTM token.
In response to these allegations, Coinbase’s CEO Armstrong insisted that token listing on Coinbase was free as long as the tokens met the threshold.
However, Moonrock Capital’s CEO Simon Dedic expressed skepticism about Armstrong’s claims after facing a similar issue with Binance.