SEC's Gensler Won't Reveal His View on Trump's Bitcoin Reserve, Reiterates Bitcoin Isn't a Security

“Look at the leading lights in this field, in the crypto field just two years ago. A number of them are in jail right now, and I’m not just talking about SBF… there’s been tens of billions of dollars of losses and bankruptcies and so forth,” Gensler said on Thursday. “What innovative field in America survives without having building trust in that field and protecting investors or consumers?”