SEC Chair Gary Gensler criticizes crypto market participants for avoiding regulatory requirements, emphasizing the need for transparency as a "disinfectant" for the industry. In a striking critique of the cryptocurrency industry, Gary Gensler, the Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), highlighted the evasion of regulatory registration requirements by certain crypto market participants. Speaking at Columbia Law School on March 22, Gensler emphasized the importance of transparency and mandatory disclosure, underscoring that such measures act as a "disinfectant" for the market.