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Jay Clayton previously backed the SEC’s crypto crackdown

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CoinDesk reports that Jay Clayton, a former SEC chairman who may be involved in overseeing AI work in a potential Trump administration, has a divisive track record in how the SEC has approached tech innovation and cryptocurrency regulation.

The outlet characterizes his role as a history of serving as a watchdog of tech innovation, a stance that has been seen as contentious in the context of the SEC’s crypto actions.

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CoinDeskTrump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown

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