Binance Reportedly Tried Hiring Gary Gensler Before Appointment As SEC Chair

Binance reportedly sought to hire former Goldman Sachs executive Gary Gensler as an adviser prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). What Happened: According to a Wall Street Journal report based on internal messages and documents from 2018 and 2019, the crypto firm approached Gensler while he was teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.