Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler spoke this morning at the Practising Law Institute's 56th annual conference on securities regulation. It sounded awfully close to a farewell speech.

Gary Gensler hints at resignation as SEC Chair, reflecting on regulatory achievements and enforcement in markets and crypto.

With the crypto-friendly Donald Trump being elected president, industry leaders are now awaiting his first big move, which could be appointing a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Former SEC attorney John Reed Stark is calling for SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation, and he wants SEC staff to prep a full list of crypto-related investigations, lawsuits, and regulatory moves for the new chair.

The last two SEC Chairs left the Commission without resistance, going with the flow of tradition wherein leaders resign upon the entry of a new administration, but Gary Gensler's silence in recent day