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SEC Commissioner: The withdrawal of the lawsuit against Coinbase does not mean a retreat from enforcement; future regulation will focus on policy-making

ChainCatcher News, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a statement saying that the SEC has officially withdrawn its civil enforcement action against Coinbase and will not take further action in this case. Peirce made it clear that she has never supported the case and criticized the SEC's previous reliance on enforcement actions to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, arguing that it harms the public interest in the United States, hinders industry development, and obstructs the normal functions of the SEC's professional policy team.Peirce pointed out that the SEC's broad application of the Howey test has led to regulatory ambiguity, making it difficult for compliant businesses to operate, while wrongdoers exploit regulatory gray areas to evade legal responsibilities. Furthermore, due to the lack of a clear regulatory framework, many cryptocurrency companies are forced to spend significant resources on legal defenses rather than on product innovation. She believes that the SEC's previous approach of making policy through enforcement not only misleads the industry but also prevents the policy team from effectively participating in the formulation of industry rules.She emphasized that the current SEC has established a "Crypto Task Force," empowering the policy team to take the lead in collaborating with the public to develop a regulatory framework applicable to the cryptocurrency industry. This withdrawal of the lawsuit does not mean that the SEC is abandoning enforcement; rather, it indicates that future regulation will focus on policy-making rather than solely relying on enforcement actions.
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