Ex-SEC Chief Claims Agency Overreaches Authority on Crypto Rules

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What happened

John Reed Stark argues that the SEC’s new regulatory pretensions run counter to a decade of litigation and conflict with the major questions doctrine, stressing that Congress should discuss and regulate matters of such significance.

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  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:20:48 UTC.

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