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Can the Crypto Industry Survive the SEC’s Aggressive Tactics? Experts Weigh In

How the SEC’s Overreach Is Crushing Innovation
How the SEC’s Overreach Is Crushing Innovation
Victoria James
Last updated: December 13, 2024 10:38 am
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Victoria James
Published December 13, 2024
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the spotlight for its rigorous enforcement action against highly visible individuals and companies, including Elon Musk and Ripple Labs. John E. Deaton, attorney, criticized the SEC‘s approach, claiming it would stifle innovation and be detrimental to smaller businesses.

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Elon Musk’s Endless Feud With the SEC.Legal Burden on Ripple (XRP) LabsThe LBRY ExampleDragonchain Under FireCalls for reform and the role of Paul AtkinsCommunity Views On SEC OverreachHas the SEC’s Crackdown Gone Too Far? Calls for Reform to Protect Innovation
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How the SEC’s Overreach Is Crushing Innovation

Elon Musk’s Endless Feud With the SEC.

Elon Musk’s problematic relationship with the SEC He was charged in 2018 over a tweet saying he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private, and that resulted in a settlement under which he paid a $20 million fine and resigned as Tesla’s chairman.

Not long ago, the SEC re-opened an investigation into Musk’s company Neuralink and made a demand of settlement, threatening Musk with a few charges if he failed to satisfy the SEC within 48 hours. Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, slammed that move as well, writing: “The Commission Staff made a settlement demand demanding that Mr. Musk agree within 48 hours to accept a monetary payment or be charged with numerous counts.”

Legal Burden on Ripple (XRP) Labs

Since December 2020, Ripple Labs—the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP—has been involved in a legal tussle with the SEC. XRP Token Sale Is Of An Unregistered Security, The SEC Says It Is Fighting Off These Allegations has not come cheap; Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse has stated costs have surpassed $150 million. With far-reaching effects on the cryptocurrency space, investors and exchanges alike are monitoring this case closely due to its potential to create regulatory precedents regarding digital assets.

The LBRY Example

The SEC’s enforcement efforts include not just the giants of the industry. In 2021, the SEC brought a complaint against LBRY, Inc.—a blockchain-based content-sharing platform—alleging that its sale of LBRY Credits (LBC) was an unregistered securities offering. In the court’s judgment, the SEC won, with LBRY being required to pay a civil penalty of $111,614, and LBRY being prevented from participating in any unregistered offerings of crypto asset securities.

Dragonchain Under Fire

Dragonchain, which is described as a blockchain technology company, was charged by the SEC with using unregulated offerings of crypto asset securities to raise roughly $16.5 million from approximately 5,000 investors. The SEC’s complaint shows the agency is still paying attention to compliance with securities laws in the crypto sector.

Calls for reform and the role of Paul Atkins

On behalf of the XRP community, attorney John E. Deaton had said that he would be pleased to see someone like Paul Atkins, a former SEC Commissioner with a more lenient regulatory philosophy, being appointed at the top of the agency. The SEC’s current framework, according to Deaton, suffocates innovation and disproportionately punishes smaller companies that cannot afford the luxury of a yearslong courtroom struggle.

Community Views On SEC Overreach

Members from the crypto community raised concern over SEC enforcement tactics. For example, in the SEC v. Richard Heart hearing, a judge allegedly had difficulty grasping the SEC’s fraud allegations made in that case, indicating that the term fraud could be used to taint someone lacking any evidence to substantiate the claim.

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Has the SEC’s Crackdown Gone Too Far? Calls for Reform to Protect Innovation

The SEC’s aggressive enforcement actions against people like Elon Musk and companies like Ripple, LBRY, and Dragonchain have led to debate of whether the SEC has gone too far and whether that has stalled innovation. Although the agency seeks to enforce securities laws, critics argue its methods could stifle technological progress and disproportionately hit smaller companies.

Reform Initiative Seeking Forward-Thinking Path for the Industry One of the leading voices calling for reform is John E. Deaton, who has been vocal in his stance that the industry needs to find a way forward that incorporates both productivity and compliance.

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