SEC Moves to Reshape Crypto Trading With April Roundtable

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Vincent Parks
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SEC Gears up to Hammer out Crypto Trading Rules in Upcoming Roundtable Event

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on April 7 that its Crypto Task Force will host a public roundtable on April 11 focused on shaping regulation around crypto trading. Titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading,” the event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at SEC headquarters in Washington D.C., and will be available for livestream on the agency’s website.

Commissioner Hester Peirce, leader of the Crypto Task Force, commented:

Hearing the public’s concerns and suggestions helps the SEC create a clear, sensible, and fair path forward for the crypto industry. I look forward to this roundtable and the rest of the series as we move toward crypto clarity for the benefit of the American public.

The event is part of a wider initiative by the SEC to gather feedback and engage with industry leaders on the evolving digital asset ecosystem. Doors will open at 12 p.m., and in-person attendees are required to register. No sign-up is necessary to watch online. Public input will be collected via note cards distributed in the lobby and through email during the event.

The agenda begins with opening statements from senior SEC officials, including Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, Commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Hester Peirce, and Richard Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the Crypto Task Force.

A panel discussion moderated by Nicholas Losurdo, partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, will follow. Panelists include industry and academic figures such as Tyler Gellasch, president of the Healthy Markets Association; Katherine Minarik, chief legal officer at Uniswap Labs; Jon Herrick, chief product officer at the New York Stock Exchange; and Christine Parlour, a finance professor at UC Berkeley. Executives from Coinbase, Falconx, Cumberland DRW, Urvin Finance, and Texture Capital are also scheduled to participate. A 30-minute intermission will occur at 3 p.m., with a final session dedicated to exploring the regulatory direction of crypto oversight concluding the afternoon’s agenda.

The SEC inaugurated its crypto roundtables in early March as part of efforts to revise digital asset regulations. The April 11 session marks the second in a planned sequence of five events, with additional roundtables scheduled for April 25, May 12, and June 6. Each installment will concentrate on distinct regulatory challenges, such as market structure, custody, token classification, and compliance obligations.

Source:news.bitcoin.com

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