Overview
The Wall Street Journal quoted Steptoe partner Jason Weinstein in an April 19 article titled “Cryptocurrency Firms, Investors Seek Exemption From SEC Oversight.” The article discusses how big Silicon Valley backers of cryptocurrencies have sought a broad exemption from federal oversight they say would slow digital coin growth, as the industry steps up lobbying to limit government oversight of the burgeoning world of cryptocurrencies.
Weinstein, a former senior Justice Department official who currently serves on the boards of Coin Center and the Chamber of Digital Commerce, says, “You can’t just put your head in the sand and wish away government oversight.”
The full article can be read at The Wall Street Journal.
