{"id":570262,"date":"2024-08-29T06:04:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T06:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=570262"},"modified":"2024-08-29T06:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T06:04:27","slug":"crypto-leaders-slam-sec-and-gary-gensler-for-targeting-nft-marketplace-opensea-with-wells-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/crypto-leaders-slam-sec-and-gary-gensler-for-targeting-nft-marketplace-opensea-with-wells-notice","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Leaders Slam SEC And Gary Gensler For Targeting NFT Marketplace OpenSea With Wells Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several leaders in the crypto space are criticizing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chair Gary Gensler for issuing non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/sec-issues-a-wells-notice-to-opensea-claiming-nfts-on-its-platform-are-securities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wells Notice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OpenSea&rsquo;s CEO Devin Finzer shared in an Aug. 28 X <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dfinzer\/status\/1828791832009953706\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the regulator warned the company of a potential enforcement action. It remains unclear whether the SEC will actually pursue legal action against OpenSea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is one of the few times the agency has considered labeling an NFT as an unregistered security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/161B5\/production\/_122594509_openseagetty.jpg\" alt=\"NFT marketplace OpenSea valued at more than $13bn\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEC Criticized For Its Ongoing Attack Against The Crypto Space<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shortly after Finzer posted about the Notice on X, several industry leaders criticized the SEC for its continued attack against companies operating in the crypto space. The chief legal and policy officer at the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), Ji Kim, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_jikim\/status\/1828810522172817853\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the SEC&rsquo;s assertion that NFT platforms should be considered securities exchanges &ldquo;legally flawed&rdquo; and &ldquo;utterly ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Opensea<\/a> receiving a Wells Notice shows plain and simple that the current SEC&rsquo;s crusade against the crypto industry continues unabated. This is in contrast to what Vice President Harris said two weeks ago announcing her economic agenda: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cafsHJ6DhU\">pic.twitter.com\/cafsHJ6DhU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Quintenz (@BrianQuintenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianQuintenz\/status\/1828801329214677232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The global head of policy at a16z, Brian Quintenz, said that the SEC&rsquo;s Wells Notice &ldquo;shows plain and simple that the current SEC&rsquo;s crusade against the crypto industry continues unabated.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, Rep. Wiley Nickel <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WileyNickel\/status\/1828818197195161967\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in an Aug. 28 X post that the SEC&rsquo;s &ldquo;aggressive&rdquo; regulation by enforcement is &ldquo;a blatant abuse of power that erodes trust and transparency&rdquo; in the US regulatory system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OpenSea CEO Is Ready To Fight The SEC<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OpenSea&rsquo;s CEO has pledged to &ldquo;stand up and fight&rdquo; any charges if the SEC decides to pursue legal action against the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/pudgy-penguins-launches-a-digital-studio-letting-users-edit-pfps-of-their-nfts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NFT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> platform. He added that up to $5 million will be provided to cover any legal fees for NFT creators and developers that are in a similar predicament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re shocked the SEC would make such a sweeping move against creators and artists. 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