The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force will hold four more roundtables from April to June 2025 to discuss crypto regulations. Post the first roundtable session held on March 21, the SEC is hopeful that these roundtable discussions with leading figures from the US crypto industry will help bring more clarity to the sector.
According to a statement released by the US SEC, the four roundtables will be held on April 11, April 25, May 12 and June 6 this year, with each session focused on a particular topic concerning the industry.
“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 Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, leader of the Crypto Task Force.
The SEC took this initiative to clarify cryptocurrency regulations through its “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto clarity” roundtable series. The series of roundtables started on March 21, titled “How We Got Here and How We Get Out—Defining Security Status.”
During the first roundtable session, the focus of discussion between SEC and industry leaders remained on the question of “securities” and what are the parameters to decide whether a digital asset falls under the category. SEC Crypto Task Force Head Hester Peirce clarified that securities remained the biggest challenge for the SEC to address.
Recently, in the landmark SEC vs Ripple case, the federal agency had to drop the lawsuit after 3 years, that solely focused on identifying XRP as a financial security.
Continuing the same discussion, the upcoming roundtable sessions will be focusing on clearer regulatory frameworks for crypto trading, crypto custodians, the use of digital tokens in the non-Web3 domain, and promoting decentralized finance as the 21st-century American dream.
According to SEC, each roundtable will be open to the public at SEC’s headquarters (100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.) and will be streamed live on SEC.gov. Speakers of the roundtables are yet to be disclosed, but we can expect industry heavyweights shaking a leg with SEC officials on these dates.
Crypto Task Force was created on January 21 by Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda to assist the Commission in establishing transparent regulations, practical registration routes, reasonable disclosure guidelines, and the prudent use of enforcement resources.
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