Gary Gensler. the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), shed new light on his dealings with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in an interview with New York Magazine published over the weekend, while reiterating his hardline stance toward the crypto industry as a whole. Last week saw reports that Coinbase is reportedly in talks with stock exchange platform IEX to create a federally approved digital asset marketplace following recent meetings with officials from the SEC that centered on gaining Gensler’s approval. The last time IEX brought a partner to a meeting with the SEC Chair to explore this ... (full story)