Main Street investors buying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies think those markets are regulated just like a stock exchange, two regulators told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.
They’re not. And addressing the gap in a way that protects average Americans may require Congress to pass new legislation giving regulators additional authority, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo said.
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