The Blockchain Association disclosed that its member firms have collectively spent $400 million in costs related to enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Chair Gary Gensler.
This figure, based on a survey conducted with HarrisX, represents a fraction of the broader financial impact on the digital asset industry, which includes job losses and stifled innovation.
Since taking office in April 2021, Gensler has classified most cryptocurrencies as securities, leading to numerous enforcement actions against major companies like Coinbase and Kraken.
Some firms have responded by filing their own legal challenges against the SEC.
The survey of 1,717 registered voters, conducted from October 25 to 28, found that two-thirds believe the SEC should wait for clearer congressional guidelines before proceeding with enforcement.
It also revealed that voters do not consider digital assets a partisan issue, with support for innovation divided between the GOP and Democrats.
The first week of July brings several important developments in the United States that could influence both traditional markets and the cryptocurrency sector.
Ric Edelman, one of the most influential voices in personal finance, has radically revised his stance on crypto allocation. After years of cautious optimism, he now believes that digital assets deserve a far larger share in investment portfolios than ever before.
In the case involving Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Hyeong Kwon, the defense has asked the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York to extend the deadline for pretrial filings by two weeks, pushing it beyond the original date of July 1, 2025.
Coinbase has emerged as the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 for June, climbing 43% amid a surge of bullish momentum driven by regulatory clarity, product innovation, and deeper institutional interest in crypto.