The current U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been quite troublesome for the cryptocurrency industry and the vast majority of the community want him replaced.
Markus Thielen, founder of 10X Research, forecasts that Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is likely to resign in early 2025.
This prediction follows President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, where he was significantly behind Donald Trump.
Thielen’s analysis suggests that SEC chairs typically resign when a new administration takes office. With Biden out of the race, the anticipated shift towards a pro-crypto administration could prompt Gensler’s departure before his term officially ends in June 2026.
Historical precedents show that SEC chairs often step down with changes in the presidential administration, as seen with previous chairs Mary Jo White and Christopher Cox.
Amid these political shifts, Donald Trump remains a leading figure, and speculation is rising about his potential policies. Thielen believes that Trump’s continued lead in the race might lead him to designate Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, which could drive a significant increase in Bitcoin’s price.
Currently, Bitcoin is trading around $67,294, showing a 7% increase over the past week despite recent market corrections.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto custody bank, is urging its institutional clients to move away from major stablecoins like USDC, Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0), recommending instead a shift to the Global Dollar (USDG) — a stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by a consortium that includes Anchorage itself.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced concerns over the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) digital identity projects, specifically warning that systems like World — formerly Worldcoin and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — could undermine pseudonymity in the digital world.
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB) reveals that digital payment methods continue to gain ground across the euro area, though cash remains a vital part of the consumer payment landscape — particularly for small-value transactions and person-to-person (P2P) payments.
Geopolitical conflict rattles markets, but history shows panic selling crypto in response is usually the wrong move.