Re:The SEC has told us it wants to sue us over Lend. We don’...
by darksaints on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:53PM
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I think that's a really good question. Financial service companies almost unanimously would rather deal with FINRA than with the SEC because FINRA has a form of democratization of control.
Coinbase certainly started out with the rogue "Can't touch me, it's crypto" bullshittery, but over the past 6 years they have been one of two exchanges (the other being Gemini) which have actually taken regulatory approval and collaboration seriously. Maybe the SEC's fines and handslaps have made them fear the alternative, who knows. Whether that means that they can really have any influence over FINRA is yet to be seen.
Coinbase certainly started out with the rogue "Can't touch me, it's crypto" bullshittery, but over the past 6 years they have been one of two exchanges (the other being Gemini) which have actually taken regulatory approval and collaboration seriously. Maybe the SEC's fines and handslaps have made them fear the alternative, who knows. Whether that means that they can really have any influence over FINRA is yet to be seen.