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If criticizing a regulatory body causes them to go after you, then that regulatory body is corrupt and should be dismantled and replaced with something else.
by chroma 3y ago
If criticizing a regulatory body causes them to go after you, then that regulatory body is corrupt and should be dismantled and replaced with something else.
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- dymk 3y agoTaunt and criticize are two different verbs
- jjk166 3y agoAnd criticize is the correct one in this instance.
- jdminhbg 3y agoDon't think "taunt" is the correct verb here, but it doesn't even matter. Taunting government officials is protected speech in the US.
- foodjinn 3y agoAnd neither is justifiable cause for regulatory action. I don't think this is the reason the SEC is going after Coinbase, but frankly I don't believe the SEC is doing any of this on the behalf of "protecting investors".
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- jcranmer 3y agoAnd given the number of cryptocurrency exchanges the SEC has been suing in the past several days, it is rather unlikely that the SEC is targeting Coinbase because of Coinbase's criticisms: had Coinbase said nothing, the SEC would still be suing Coinbase.