SEC moves top crypto litigator involved in Ripple, Coinbase cases to IT department

The SEC reassigned crypto litigator Jorge Tenreiro to its computer systems management department, reports the Wall Street Journal. Tenreiro has worked at the SEC for over 11 years, first joining as an enforcement lawyer before serving as the agency’s deputy chief of crypto assets and cyber unit from October 2022 to November 2024.Tenreiro’s reassignment follows the SEC’s crypto enforcement unit downsizing, a part of the agency’s softening stance toward the industry since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20.