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# Episode 8 | Are Cryptos Securities?

 by [**Baxter Hines**](https://blog.honeycombdigital.io/regulatory-buzz/author/baxter-hines) on Sep 21, 2021

Recent comments from Gary Gensler of the SEC have stirred controversy around which cryptos should be regulated as securities. Professor Carol Goforth explains her interpretation of these events.

 

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