Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama’s CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC

by Cointelegraph By Kollen Post | Jan 12, 2021 | Gary Gensler, Jay Clayton, MIT, Regulation, SEC, US

Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and...

SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office

by Kevin Reynolds | Dec 23, 2020 | Jay Clayton, Markets, News, People, Policy & regulation, SEC

Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.

US Intelligence Chief Raises Concerns With SEC Over China’s Crypto Dominance: Report

by Daniel Palmer | Nov 25, 2020 | Jay Clayton, News, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Policy & regulation, SEC

U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe was reportedly seeking clearer regulation around digital currency.

Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets

by Nathaniel Whittemore | Nov 22, 2020 | Jay Clayton, People, Podcasts, The Breakdown

Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.

SEC’s Clayton Says Payment Inefficiencies Are Boosting Bitcoin’s Rise

by Kevin Reynolds | Nov 19, 2020 | Bitcoin ETF, Jay Clayton, News, Payments Network, Policy & regulation

Clayton sounded more bullish on bitcoin than he's been in years in his Thursday interview with CNBC

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down at End of Year

by Omkar Godbole | Nov 16, 2020 | Jay Clayton, News, Policy & regulation, Regulation, SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave his role at the end of this year.