The SEC plans to hold four additional roundtable discussions on cryptocurrency topics, including trading, custody, tokenization, and DeFi.
The SEC, which maintained strict crypto policies under the Trump administration, has begun loosening its stance, as evidenced by its first crypto roundtable in March.
After completing its first crypto roundtable on March 21, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced plans to hold four more discussions covering trading, custody, tokenization, and decentralized finance.
As part of its planned roundtable series, the SEC’s Crypto Task Force will start discussions on April 11 by addressing regulatory frameworks for crypto trading, according to the agency’s March 25 statement.
On April 25, the SEC will focus on crypto custody in its second roundtable. On May 12, it will examine tokenization and the process of moving assets on-chain.
The fourth and final roundtable on June 6 will explore decentralized finance.
“The Crypto Task Force roundtables are an opportunity for us to hear a lively discussion among experts about what the regulatory issues are and what the Commission can do to solve them,” said SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, the task force lead.
The SEC has not yet revealed the agenda or speaker details for the roundtables, but it will allow the public to access them via livestream and in person at its Washington, DC headquarters.
Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda formed the Crypto Task Force on January 21 to develop a practical framework for crypto regulation.
The task force held its inaugural roundtable on March 21 with a session titled “How We Got Here and How We Get Out — Defining Security Status.”
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According to a March 25 statement, the SEC will host a roundtable on March 27 to discuss AI’s role in the financial industry.
The upcoming AI-focused roundtable will cover governance, risks, and advantages in the financial sector, featuring speeches from SEC Commissioners Uyeda, Peirce, and Caroline Crenshaw.
The SEC has gradually moved away from the strict crypto regulations that former Chair Gary Gensler established during the Trump administration.
The regulator has dismissed more and more enforcement actions against crypto firms that Gensler originally initiated.
Uyeda, who took over after Gensler resigned on January 20, announced on March 17 that he plans to revoke a Biden administration rule that sought to strengthen crypto custody regulations for investment advisers.
On March 10, Uyeda stated that he had asked SEC staff to recommend ways to remove portions of a proposed regulation that would have imposed exchange registration requirements on crypto firms by expanding oversight of alternative trading systems.
