Robinhood<\/a><\/strong> had met with the SEC 16 times before receiving the notice, and that it was “unacceptable” that American citizens should not have access to cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\nTenev said that Robinhood had tried to work with the SEC to find a way to continue offering crypto trading, but that “it was clear that there was no path forward, and now we’re at this point.”<\/p>\n
“The SEC could change the rules to allow brokers to trade crypto assets, but they don’t seem to have any intention of doing that,” Tenev added. “Instead, they’re continuing to regulate through enforcement. That’s a disappointment. I didn’t want to get to this point, but we have to defend ourselves and our customers. We believe that crypto assets are becoming increasingly important, and it’s unacceptable to us that Americans should not have access to them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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