Maybe a joke at the conference about Gary Gensler being Darth Vader was a bit too on the nose
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images A villain had appeared. Onstage before a panel at the Mainnet 2021 cryptocurrency conference at the Marriott in Times Square on Monday,
It was a timely joke for attendees who paid at least $1,500 for the three-day gathering: Last week, Gensler appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to ensure lawmakers that stricter regulations were coming for the American crypto market, a volatile asset class he often refers to as the “Wild West.” But the gag comparing the SEC chair to an omnipresent force in the galaxy might have been a little too on the nose.
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