Бывший чиновник раскритиковал американские власти за подход к криптовалютам

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2022-05-19Last updated on 2024-09-19

Главный юрисконсульт торговой платформы Robinhood и бывший комиссар Комиссии по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) Дэн Галлахер (Dan Gallagher) раскритиковал подход собственного бывшего ведомства к регулированию криптовалют.

Выступая перед подкомитетом по финансовым услугам Палаты представителей Конгресса США, Дэн Галлахер рассказал, что компания Robinhood провела более 12 встреч с комиссарами SEC, пытаясь зарегистрироваться как работающий с цифровыми активами брокер-дилер. По словам Галлахера, Robinhood приложила все усилия и ресурсы, чтобы соблюсти требования SEC. Однако ведомство не оценило усилия — вместо этого регулятор направил компании уведомление о готовности начать судебное разбирательство за несоблюдение правил.

Галлахер заверил, что Robinhood была готова пересмотреть список доступных активов, торгуемых на платформе. Речь о криптоактивах, которые SEC в своих исках назвала незарегистрированными ценными бумагами: Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), Coti (COTI), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Cosmos (ATOM), Sandbox (SAND), Axie infinity (AXS) и Decentraland (MANA). регулирующее ведомство не предоставило компании обратную связь и не внесло ясность в регулирование, возмущен юрист.

Галлахер обвинил SEC в том, что Комиссия предпочитает принуждать компании к исполнению требований в судебном порядке вместо разработки свода правил для работы с цифровыми активами. По мнению Галлахера, регулятор вредит американцам, подавляя развитие инноваций. Он привел в пример Европейский союз, предоставивший закон о регулировании криптовалют (MiCA).

Главный юрисконсульт Robinhood отметил, что с 1996 года у SEC появились законные полномочия устанавливать временный набор правил, однако регулятор этого не делает. Поэтому Галлахер призвал SEC как можно скорее продумать руководящие принципы для платформ, заинтересованных в торговле цифровыми активами. Это поможет крипторынку развиваться, уверен юрист.

Ранее Галлахер выступил против предложения американской криптобиржи Coinbase создать отдельное ведомство, которое бы контролировало криптоиндустрию. Если появится третий регулятор, помимо SEC и Комиссии по торговле товарными фьючерсами США (CFTC), это приведет к еще большей путанице, запротестовал бывший комиссар SEC.

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