SEC 'Earnest' About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

SEC to Begin Shifting Focus Away From Crypto Enforcement

The SEC's acting enforcement director said Monday that the regulator will begin shifting its focus away from crypto enforcement.

SEC 'Earnest' About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has embraced the chance to finally work with the crypto industry to hash out policy for overseeing digital assets transactions, said Commissioner Hester Peirce, the head of the agency's crypto task force.The securities regulator is ready "to seek earnestly to find a workable framework," Peirce said at the agency's first crypto-focused roundtable on Friday. "I think we're…

SEC Hosts Crypto Roundtable to Shape Future Regulations

Based on the reports, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held its first crypto-focused roundtable, where agency officials signaled a more open approach to working with the industry. Commissioner Hester Peirce, head of the SEC’s crypto task force, said the agency is working on a “workable framework” for digital assets. The Washington, D.C. event brought together key SEC officials and legal experts to discuss the complexities of sec…

US SEC Holds Crypto Task Force Roundtable as Trump Plans Regulatory Revamp

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's crypto task force held its first public meeting with experts on Friday, focusing on how securities laws might apply to digital assets as the Trump administration looks to overhaul cryptocurrency regulations.Among the participants of the roundtable were John Reed Stark, former chief of the SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement, Miles Jennings, the general counsel for Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm, a16…

Sparks Fly at First-Ever SEC Crypto Roundtable

Crypto skeptics and advocates went head-to-head in a legal debate that sought to determine the SEC’s role in crypto regulation. First-Ever SEC Crypto Roundtable Ignites Passionate Discussions on Regulation The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted its first-ever crypto roundtable on Friday, pitting critics and proponents of digital assets in a sometimes-contentious debate focused…

Commissioner Hester Peirce, now head of the SEC crypto working group, announced that projects using NFTs as a financing mechanism could soon be exempted from securities regulation. Article The SEC opens the way for crypto startups to raise funds via NFTs appeared first on Cointribute.