According to Mars Finance, Bloomberg reporters recently revealed through the Freedom of Information Act that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has received numerous threatening emails and voicemails from individuals in the US and internationally since 2022. These threats include violent language, with one person stating they would "shoot and chop him up" and another threatening email from Australia simply stating "Die." Some threats may even have originated from government employees.

While these threats haven't been explicitly linked to Gensler's cryptocurrency regulatory policies, he has been frequently mocked and criticized by the crypto community due to his crackdown on the digital asset industry. Many crypto users have openly expressed their dissatisfaction with him on social media. At the 2024 Bitcoin conference, Donald Trump promised to "fire" Gensler upon taking office, met with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Gensler's current term is set to expire in 2026, but his future may be impacted by the election results.