2026-03-30T14:30:44.926Z / 路透社
作者：克里斯·普伦蒂斯 与 玛丽莎·泰勒
2026年3月30日 美国东部时间下午2:30 更新于38分钟前
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美国康涅狄格州联邦参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔（民主党）2026年3月18日在华盛顿国会山参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会确认听证会当天接受媒体采访。路透社/内森·霍华德/资料图片 购买授权许可，将打开新标签页
- 布卢门撒尔要求获取SEC与加密货币案件相关的记录、通讯
- 执法总监离职前曾在涉及特朗普关联案件的调查中与上司发生冲突
- 特朗普政府对加密货币执法采取更为宽松的立场
纽约/华盛顿，3月30日（路透社）——据路透社审阅的一封信件显示，美国民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔周一就美国证券交易委员会（SEC）执法部门最高负责人突然离职一事，向SEC主席保罗·阿特金斯寻求解释。此前有报道称，二人在涉及总统唐纳德·特朗普及其家族的相关案件调查中发生过争执。
作为参议院调查小组委员会的资深民主党议员，布卢门撒尔援引了路透社的报道称，SEC执法部门最高负责人玛格丽特·瑞安法官曾与阿特金斯及SEC领导层在执法计划方向上产生分歧，包括处理涉及与特朗普及其家族有关联的加密货币公司高管的案件。瑞安于本月突然辞职。
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“瑞安女士突然离职，结合她短暂的任期以及有报道称高级领导层干预禁止执法部门对加密货币公司展开调查，这引发了诸多疑问，”布卢门撒尔在信中写道。
这位议员在3月30日致SEC主席的信件中表示，他正在索要阿特金斯及其他SEC官员与针对加密货币公司可能采取的执法行动相关的记录和通讯，其中包括与特朗普家族旗下世界自由金融（World Liberty Financial）加密货币项目的主要支持者贾斯汀·孙，以及赵长鹏相关的案件。
对SEC相关案件的调查升级了布卢门撒尔对非法加密货币使用的调查。在特朗普政府执政期间，美国推动将加密货币纳入更多传统银行体系，并在执法层面对该行业采取更为宽松的态度，SEC亦是如此。该机构已了结或直接驳回了多起针对加密货币公司及高管的案件，其中包括针对贾斯汀·孙和赵长鹏的案件。
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布卢门撒尔在信中还提到，“自特朗普总统重返白宫以来，加密货币助推的犯罪活动已呈激增之势。”
SEC拒绝置评。赵长鹏公司的一名发言人表示：“币安从未与SEC主席阿特金斯进行过任何会谈，一年多以来也未与任何SEC委员进行过除一般性政策讨论之外的接触，而那些讨论与币安无关。”
瑞安曾是军事法官，还曾担任最高法院大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯的书记员。据此前路透社援引消息人士的话报道，瑞安本希望更积极地推进欺诈及其他不当行为的指控，并对处理加密货币企业家贾斯汀·孙和亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克相关的高关注度案件的方式提出了异议。
她的突然离职令SEC内部人心惶惶，该机构此前已面临特朗普政府治下的人员外流，以及共和党领导层对加密货币行业采取宽松态度所带来的重大政策调整。
布卢门撒尔同时要求阿特金斯提供与特朗普家族任何成员或其加密货币帝国世界自由金融，以及该公司首席执行官扎克·威特科夫家族相关通讯的类似记录。扎克·威特科夫是美国中东问题特使史蒂夫·威特科夫的儿子。
世界自由金融的一名发言人表示：“扎克·威特科夫及世界自由金融的其他任何人都未曾就此事或任何其他事项与阿特金斯主席或SEC的其他人员会面或进行过沟通。遗憾的是，民主党人仍在出于政治目的，针对WLFI展开毫无事实依据的政治迫害。”
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US lawmaker presses SEC’s top official on departure of enforcement director
2026-03-30T14:30:44.926Z / Reuters
By Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor
March 30, 2026 2:30 PM UTC Updated 38 mins ago
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks to the media on the day of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Blumenthal seeks SEC records, communications related to crypto cases
- Enforcement director’s departure came after clashes over cases involving Trump ties
- Trump administration has taken softer stance on crypto enforcement
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Monday pressed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins for answers about the sudden departure of the agency’s top enforcement official after they reportedly clashed over cases with connections to President Donald Trump and his family, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Blumenthal, the top Democrat on a Senate subcommittee for investigations, cited Reuters’ reporting that the SEC’s top enforcement official, Judge Margaret Ryan, had clashed with Atkins and agency leaders over the direction of its enforcement program, including the handling of cases involving leaders of crypto companies with ties to Trump and his family. Ryan abruptly quit this month.
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“Ms. Ryan’s abrupt departure from the agency raises questions in light of her short tenure and reports that senior leadership intervened to prohibit the Enforcement Division from pursuing cases against cryptocurrency companies,” Blumenthal wrote.
The lawmaker is seeking records and communications from Atkins and other SEC officials in connection with potential enforcement actions against crypto firms, including any tied to Justin Sun, a major backer of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, or Changpeng Zhao, he said in a March 30 letter sent to the SEC chairman.
The inquiry into the SEC cases steps up Blumenthal’s probe of illicit crypto use. During the Trump administration, the U.S. has moved to incorporate crypto into more traditional banking systems and taken a softer posture against the industry in enforcement, including at the SEC. The agency has resolved or outright dismissed a number of cases against crypto firms and executives, including Sun and Zhao.
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In the letter, Blumenthal said “crypto-fueled crime has skyrocketed since President Trump came back into office.”
The SEC declined to comment. A spokesperson for Zhao’s company said “Binance has not had any discussion with SEC Chairman Atkins, and has not had engagement with any SEC commissioners beyond general policy discussions, over a year ago, which were unrelated to Binance.”
Ryan, a former military judge and clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to be more aggressive in pursuing charges for fraud and other misconduct, and took issue with the handling of high-profile cases involving crypto entrepreneur Sun and billionaire Elon Musk, sources previously told Reuters.
Her abrupt departure has rattled the agency, already dealing with an exodus of staff under the Trump administration and major policy changes by Republican leaders taking a softer stance on the crypto industry.
Blumenthal also asked Atkins for similar records related to communications with any member of the Trump family or its crypto empire World Liberty Financial, as well as the family of the firm’s CEO Zach Witkoff. He is the son of Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East.
“Neither Zach Witkoff nor anyone else at World Liberty Financial has met with or communicated with Chairman Atkins or anyone else at the SEC on this or any other matter,” a spokesperson for World Liberty Financial said. “It’s sad to watch Democrats continue their fact-free witch hunt targeting WLFI over politics.”
Representatives for Sun’s company and the White House did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Reporting by Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor; Editing by Andrea Ricci
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