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Financial Institutions Plunge into Crypto Realm, Balancing User Security with Expediency

by BlockNews Team
July 6, 2023
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  • Firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Citadel Securities are boldly venturing into cryptocurrency, posing a significant threat to existing crypto-focused firms.
  • These Wall Street behemoths aim to offer a streamlined one-stop-shop for crypto services.
  • With mainstream finance encroaching on the crypto universe, industry experts predict an imminent wave of regulatory oversight.

While cryptocurrency has often been a field dominated by specialized, smaller firms, financial companies such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and Citadel Securities are bravely venturing into this digital landscape. This maneuver not only challenges existing crypto-dedicated businesses but also creates a heated dialogue around balancing efficiency with user security.

The game-changing strategy these Wall Street entities adopt revolves around an all-encompassing platform that integrates services like settlement, custody, and trading. By doing so, they seek to bypass intermediaries and cut down layers of operations, a move that finance analyst Beattie finds potentially compromising user protection.

The emergence of EDX Markets, a crypto exchange backed by the likes of Citadel Securities, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, underscores this trend of conventional finance infiltrating the crypto domain. Sean Tuffy, an ex-Citigroup executive, echoes this sentiment, hinting that the future of enduring cryptocurrencies might bear a closer resemblance to traditional finance than ever.

Amid these drastic changes, the demand for regulation is growing louder. Case in point: Nevada authorities recently took over Prime Trust after allegations surfaced of the firm using client money to buy cryptocurrencies for withdrawal demands.

However, a one-stop-shop model for crypto services has its own set of risks. Ryan Shea of Trakx, a cryptocurrency index trading company, cautions that combining settlement, custody, and trading services could lead to front-running, mixing of client funds, and difficulties in independently verifying clients’ assets.

Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange, recently faced scrutiny following revelations of an internal trading desk trading against its clients. Despite the firm defending this as a standard practice, it sheds light on potential risks involved in such practices.

Another incident garnering attention is the SEC’s lawsuit against Coinbase for failing to register its various crypto services, which typically are offered by separate entities in equity markets. The SEC insists that the separation of these services is key to offering better security to users, safeguarding them against harmful practices, even if it might be less efficient.

SEC’s Gensler Takes Aim at Crypto Sector

Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is shaping a strategy focused on stringent regulatory enforcement. Gensler’s definition of securities now includes virtually all cryptocurrencies, excluding Bitcoin, which puts most of the industry under the SEC’s potential oversight. To this end, the SEC has brought lawsuits against prominent crypto exchanges, including Coinbase and Binance, for not registering with the commission. This strategy has stirred the crypto market, causing investor pullbacks and bringing on a so-called “crypto winter”. 

Amid the turmoil, Gensler is encouraging Congress to help provide regulatory clarity. The proposed McHenry-Thompson bill, introducing “digital commodities” as a new asset class, is one initiative under consideration. Despite appearing to stall crypto’s mass adoption, these actions are part of a broader push for better regulation to ensure investor protection.

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