Cameron Winklevoss
Gemini cofounder Cameron Winklevoss.
  • "The next bull run is going to start in the East," Cameron Winklevoss said about crypto's outlook Sunday.
  • Crypto can't be stopped and the US will be left behind if it chooses not to embrace digital assets, he said.
  • US regulators need to give clearer crypto rules, said Winklevoss, whose firm Gemini is under SEC scrutiny.

The US crypto industry will be left behind if the country's markets regulator doesn't start laying out clearer rules on dealing with digital assets, according to Cameron Winklevoss.

The Gemini cofounder warned Sunday that countries in Asia could surge ahead in the digital asset space if the Securities and Exchange Commission's ongoing crackdown carries on sowing confusion in crypto markets.