Crypto teams oppose re-nomination of SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw

• Blockchain Affiliation, DeFi Training Fund and CEDAR Innovation Basis have all opposed the re-nomination of Caroline Crenshaw as a SEC Commissioner.
• Crenshaw is a Joe Biden appointee and is criticised for her adverse stance on crypto.

Crypto and blockchain advocacy teams Blockchain Affiliation and DeFi Training Fund have written to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and City Affairs voicing their opposition to the re-confirmation of SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.

The Blockchain Affiliation and the DeFi Training Fund despatched the letter to Senate Banking committee chair Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rating member Sen. Tim Scott.

In line with the letter, Crenshaw’s actions over the previous 4 years have largely undermined Congress’s mandate to determine clear regulatory insurance policies for the crypto {industry}.

“Congress has a transparent mandate from the American folks to determine sound and affordable cryptocurrency-related insurance policies. Sadly, Commissioner Crenshaw’s tenure on the SEC has been marked by actions that appear to be at odds with this cost,” the 2 teams mentioned in a joint letter.

Previously month, SEC chair Gary Gensler and Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga each introduced their departures from the company in January. This leaves Hester Peirce, Caroline Crenshaw, and Mark Uyeda, with Crenshaw having joined in 2020 and seeing her time period expire in 2024.

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CEDAR Innovation Basis additionally opposes the re-nomination

Opposition to Crenshaw’s re-confirmation arises from the truth that she largely aligned with the SEC’s adverse method to crypto. In a single vital occasion, she dissented on the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds within the US, even after the DC Circuit Courtroom had slammed the SEC for its “arbitrary and capricious” actions in denying Grayscale’s proposal to listing a spot BTC ETF.

Aside from BA and DEF, the opposite opposition to Crenshaw’s renomination has come from the crypto advocacy group CEDAR Innovation Basis. The industry-backed group has launched an advert marketing campaign in search of to persuade lawmakers to reject the re-confirmation.

Fox Enterprise journalist Eleanor Terrett shared CEDAR’s advert plans on X.

The US Senate Banking Committee will vote on the choice on Wednesday. If accepted, the Democrat appointee will proceed on the SEC for 4 extra years till 2029.