{"id":34992,"date":"2025-01-16T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=34992"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:27:27","slug":"sec-under-trump-could-freeze-crypto-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sec-under-trump-could-freeze-crypto-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC under Trump Could Freeze Crypto Cases!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, the <strong>U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)<\/strong> could reportedly consider dropping certain crypto cases under its new management.<\/p>\n<p>According to a January 15 <strong>Reuters<\/strong> report, the <strong>Trump<\/strong> administration might review the SEC\u2019s ongoing crypto cases in its first few days. Cases alleging only securities law violations, without fraud allegations, could potentially be frozen.<\/p>\n<p>After January 20, the resignations of <strong>SEC Chair Gary Gensler<\/strong> and Commissioner <strong>Jaime Liz\u00e1rraga<\/strong> will leave the regulator with only three members until Trump appoints new ones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sec-under-trump-could-freeze-crypto-cases\/#SEC_and_Crypto_Companies\" title=\"SEC and Crypto Companies\">SEC and Crypto Companies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sec-under-trump-could-freeze-crypto-cases\/#What_Will_SEC_Look_Like_in_2025\" title=\"What Will SEC Look Like in 2025?\">What Will SEC Look Like in 2025?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SEC_and_Crypto_Companies\"><\/span>SEC and Crypto Companies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Uyeda<\/strong> may reevaluate securities definitions and ongoing cases involving crypto firms under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>You Might Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/elon-musk-shared-that-memecoin-flew-up-500\/\">Elon Musk Shared, That Memecoin Flew: Up 500%!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In 2020, under former SEC Chair <strong>Jay Clayton<\/strong>, the commission filed a lawsuit against <strong>Ripple Labs<\/strong>, alleging the company used <strong>XRP<\/strong> tokens as unregistered securities. During <strong>Gary Gensler\u2019s<\/strong> tenure, lawsuits were filed against other U.S.-based crypto companies like <strong>Coinbase<\/strong>, <strong>Binance<\/strong>, <strong>Celsius<\/strong>, <strong>BlockFi<\/strong>, and <strong>Consensys<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Will_SEC_Look_Like_in_2025\"><\/span>What Will SEC Look Like in 2025?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Caroline Crenshaw<\/strong>, a Democratic SEC commissioner appointed in 2020, is expected to remain at the agency until the end of 2025. While Democratic senators attempted to confirm her for another five-year term during their majority, Republican lawmakers reportedly blocked the effort.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his campaign promises, <strong>Trump<\/strong> pledged to <strong>remove Gary Gensler<\/strong>, signaling support for the crypto industry. After his election victory, Trump announced plans to appoint an <strong>AI and crypto czar<\/strong> and replace the current SEC Chair.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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