Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss said the crypto exchange won’t hire MIT graduates while former SEC Chair Gary Gensler is teaching there.

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

Gemini has said that it will not hire graduates from MIT for as long as former SEC Chair Gary Gensler remains a professor at the university.

"Arbitrary" and "capricious" will forever characterize Gary Gensler's tenure at the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a couple of words used in two crucial rebukes by U.S. courts. Why it matters: The former Goldman partner and veteran regulator established the crypto industry as enemy number one from the outset of his term in 2021.

Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler is returning to MIT as a Professor of the Practice and co-director of FinTechAI, transitioning from his role as crypto industry regulator to focusing on artificial intelligence and finance research and education.

Some crypto firms worry that the agency's harsh enforcement actions may still impact them months or years into a new administration.

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss severed ties with MIT due to Gary Gensler’s affiliation. Gensler is set to return as a professor at MIT after his

A new report from the financial insights firm Cornerstone Research claims that Gary Gensler slowed down crypto enforcement actions in his final year as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair.

Gary Gensler’s departure from the SEC marks a turning point, with Ripple optimistic about the future of crypto regulation.

The decision comes amid Gemini's ongoing dispute with the SEC, which dates back to at least March when the exchange agreed to pay $21 million in fines to settle SEC allegations of selling unregistered securities through its Gemini Earn program in partnership with the now-defunct crypto firm Genesis.

On Jan. 17, just days before Gary Gensler's final day as SEC chair, a flood of cryptocurrency ETF filings were submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

There has been a wave of crypto ETF filings after Gary Gensler stepped down, including requests to launch DOGE, BONK and TRUMP ETFs.