Two senior U.S. lawmakers are demanding answers from Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins following the sudden resignation of the agency’s top enforcement official, raising concerns that political or policy considerations may have influenced decisions involving high-profile cryptocurrency cases, reported Bloomberg.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., formally requested documents and internal communications in a letter sent Monday, focusing on the March 16 departure of former Enforcement Director Margaret “Meg” Ryan. Ryan stepped down after just over six months in the role, an unusually brief tenure for a position central to the SEC’s regulatory mandate.
Blumenthal’s inquiry points to reports that senior…
