The former securities regulator will work on market structure and customer needs at the crypto custody firm.
Gensler said he believes crypto trading platforms might already have securities listed.
In a TV appearance, ex-SEC Chair Jay Clayton warned new regulations around bitcoin could be coming soon.
Clayton will join the firm's newly formed Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council along with economist Jon Orszag, and former White House adviser Kevin Hassett.
Clayton was named chair after longtime Apollo chief Leon Black unexpectedly called it quits Monday.
Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.
U.S. intelligence chief John Ratcliffe was reportedly seeking clearer regulation around digital currency.
Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave his role at the end of this year.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund.
The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who said he had not resigned.
The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.
Better regulation is needed around bitcoin markets before they can be traded on major exchanges, the head of the SEC said on Thursday.
There is “work left to be done” to address the SEC's concerns about bitcoin ETFs, its chairman said weeks before the deadline to approve or reject two proposals.