Gary Gensler's old pro-Algorand video has ignited a debate amid claims of unregistered security, and experts anticipate that he may face questions about his comments during an upcoming hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.

The video, which surfaced on Twitter, shows Gensler, who is currently the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), praising Algorand as a "great technology" during a conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in April 2019. Gensler also discussed the possibility of integrating an application similar to Uber or Lyft on Algorand's platform, expressing admiration for its potential.

However, the recent lawsuit filed by the SEC against cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex has accused Algorand, along with five other tokens, of being an unregistered security. This has sparked controversy and led to accusations of hypocrisy and inconsistency, as Gensler's past positive comments about Algorand seem to conflict with the SEC's current stance.

As a result, experts speculate that Gensler may face questioning during the upcoming hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. He may be asked to clarify his previous statements and address the apparent inconsistency between his past praise for Algorand and the recent allegations of unregistered security. This development has raised doubts about the effectiveness of Gensler's advice for crypto companies to register with the SEC, as it appears to contradict his earlier remarks about Algorand's technology.

The outcome of the hearing and the resolution of the controversy surrounding Gensler's old pro-Algorand video remain to be seen. However, it is evident that this issue has sparked a debate within the cryptocurrency community and has raised questions about the regulatory status of Algorand and the SEC's approach to digital assets.