President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saw a 30% decline in crypto-related enforcement actions during the final year of former Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure.

"Arbitrary" and "capricious" will forever characterize Gary Gensler's tenure at the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a couple of words used in two crucial rebukes by U.S. courts. Why it matters: The former Goldman partner and veteran regulator established the crypto industry as enemy number one from the outset of his term in 2021.

Some crypto firms worry that the agency's harsh enforcement actions may still impact them months or years into a new administration.

After years of lobbying by the crypto industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded an accounting rule that forced banks to treat bitcoin and other tokens as a liability on their balance sheets.

The newly inaugurated Trump White House taps the contrarian commissioner as temporary head amid a slew of walk-outs from the agency.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said he didn’t think the 2024 US presidential election, which led to his resignation, was about money from the crypto industry.

There has been a wave of crypto ETF filings after Gary Gensler stepped down, including requests to launch DOGE, BONK and TRUMP ETFs.

On Jan. 17, just days before Gary Gensler's final day as SEC chair, a flood of cryptocurrency ETF filings were submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will launch a cryptocurrency-focused task force to come up with ways to regulate the market, in one of the first moves by the agency after the resignation of crypto skeptic Gary Gensler.

Hedge fund industry lobbyists have sent a wish list to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking for repeals and delays to much of the regulator's hard-hitting agenda on industry transparency.

The Securities and Exchange Commission brought a record number of enforcement filings in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the final quarter under former Chair Gary Gensler.