The SEC filed lawsuits against two of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges — and it could mean big changes for a vast and unregulated marketplace

In the US crypto sector, few figures are as hated as Gary Gensler has become in the past week. And the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has quickly become crypto’s public enemy number one.

The congressman aims to decentralize the structure of the SEC, and free the agency from its “tyrannical Chairman.”

Another day, another crackdown from the federal government on the cryptocurrency industry. After the Securities and Exchange Commission filed its devastating 13-charge lawsuit against Binance and its CEO on Monday, it kicked off Tuesday morning with a suit against Coinbase,

As the country becomes one of the world’s strictest crypto regulators, companies are exploring plans to expand internationally and possibly leave entirely.

Blockchain industry executives are addressing the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, telling the Republican-dominated panel that the sector should be allowed to flourish even as federal agencies and the White House carry out a crackdown against major players in the digital-assets business.