This crypto looking to solve the SEC crackdown is up 6,000% in 2021

This crypto looking to solve the SEC crackdown is up 6,000% in 2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled a big change in policing cryptocurrencies last week, as one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world revealed it was blocked from launching a new crypto lending product.

As Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong explained, the SEC took issue with the company's plans to pay interest to customers so they could earn up to 4% on their crypto assets. The particular crypto asset Coinbase was preparing to offer 4% on was the least volatile asset it offers, a stablecoin called USDC, which attempts to stay pegged in value to $1.