Circle-acquired Poloniex, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, announced the geofencing of nine assets on its platform recently. The reason revealed by them was the uncertain regulatory climate in the US, leading them to take a cautionary step fearing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s [SEC] retribution.

Fred Wilson, the co-founder of Union Square Ventures, had recently voiced his opinion that the regulatory body’s ruling to delist coins in the US crypto exchanges was very damaging. He believed that hostile policies would eventually drive away innovation from Silicon Valley, which is the “global epicenter of tech” to Asian countries. He tweeted,

“In 5-10 years when we look back and consider why the next big tech sector centered itself in Asia and not in the US, it will be the SEC’s unwillingness to create new rules to regulate new assets that will be the cause”

Citing Coinbase as an example, Wilson stated that the “most trusted/compliant/secure/safe” exchanges were based in the US. So, according to him, driving trading or liquidity to Asia is “detrimental to safety and security”.

Preston Byrne attorney at Byrne & Storm, PC responded to the above tweet stating that “alleged misconduct” in Asia would be harmful to the entire crypto-space. He emphasized that the major threat to Bitcoin adoption was the “bad actors” who need to be identified and eliminated.

Calling for the need to monitor trading regions and markets, Byrne posted,

“95% of trading volume is faked. The Bitfinex/Tether saga is insane and only just getting started. If crypto is going to be adopted, we need to have more trust in our trading venues. That requires close supervision of trading venues and markets.”

Ari David Paul, the founder of BlockTower Capital, also reacted to the post,

“Hopefully we’re not headed toward a world where voluntary commerce can be stamped out globally. So for a global asset, this will always be an issue. Fortunately, you don’t need to care. $1b in CME future volume is real and traceable. Manipulation is temporary by nature.”

Responding to the above tweet, Byrne said that $3 billion of Tether [USDT] was what kept Binance and Finex “afloat” and contributed significant volumes and were currently under the heavy check by State of New York. He also added that the aforementioned platforms were a “hair’s breadth away” from an investigation regarding fraud.