SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts But Asks for Industry Guidance

However, the advisory group – led by Chair Christopher Mirabile of Launchpad Venture Group and Vice Chair Leslie Van Buskirk, the administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions’ securities division – backed him on almost everything else, including that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities and that they, as well as the platforms and custodians dealing with them, are subject to regulation under the federal securities laws.” Industry representatives have argued that most cryptocurrencies are not securities as defined under U.S. law.