How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- During his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump shifted from a skeptic to a supporter of cryptocurrencies, with his family becoming involved in the crypto industry.
- Trump targeted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), promising to end what he called the "persecution" of crypto and to fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler on his first day back in office.
- The New York Times analyzed changes within the SEC by compiling a database of all crypto-related enforcement actions across the last three presidential administrations.
- This investigation aimed to quantify how the SEC's approach to crypto regulation evolved after Trump resumed office.
