SEC to Host Roundtable on Crypto Regulation
On April 11, 2025, the SEC will hold a roundtable at its headquarters with a bold theme: “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading.”
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According to the press release, the event starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The livestream will be available on the SEC’s official website and YouTube channel. The roundtable is open to anyone interested in seeing how the crypto industry and regulators are once again trying to find common ground.
What’s on the Agenda?
The focus is still the same: how to regulate the digital asset market without pushing it to collapse under overly strict rules, and without letting it slip back into the Wild West.
It’s a tough challenge. Still, the lineup of participants gives reason for hope… or at least promises an engaging conversation.
Who’s Speaking (and Maybe Sparring)
- Tyler Gellasch (Healthy Markets Association) brings solid regulatory experience and a sharp legal vocabulary. If anyone says “compliance” like it’s a threat, it’s going to be him.
- Jon Herrick (NYSE) represents the old-school perspective, where every asset needs a ticker, and that ticker should stay under control.
- Katherine Minarik (Uniswap Labs) is the voice of decentralization. A lawyer who has defended Uniswap’s interests and had a few clashes with the SEC.
- Richard Johnson (Texture Capital), Austin Reed (FalconX), Chelsea Pizzola (Cumberland DRW), Dave Lauer (We the Investors), and Christine Parlour (UC Berkeley). They come from fintech, trading, law, and academia, each with their own view on how to protect the market without killing off innovation.
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Why It Matters
This roundtable isn’t just another chapter in the ongoing story of crypto regulation in the U.S. It could serve as a space where a real, workable roadmap starts to take shape.
The conversation will bring together people with very different views—some pushing for transparency and oversight, others arguing for autonomy and the principle of “code is law.” However, the real question is whether they can at least agree on the terms, let alone the solutions.
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What’s in the Cards
At first glance, things look fairly predictable.
Crypto industry representatives will defend their core values: open source, decentralization, and the freedom to experiment without the threat of immediate lawsuits.
Traditional players will argue that markets with too much freedom can lead to financial disasters, and they’ll likely bring up the collapse of the FTX exchange as a warning.
The SEC will either listen carefully or do a good job pretending. We’ll find out from the final press release. Still, today’s appointment of crypto-friendly Paul Atkins as the SEC Chair is definitely a reason for optimism!
Reaching a unified decision is unlikely at this stage. However, the fact that these players are even sitting at the same table is already an achievement.
They may not walk away in full agreement, but if everyone starts speaking the same language (or at least within the same framework), it would already mark progress. And that could be Paul Atkins’s first real win in his new role.
Related: Who are you, Mr. Paul Atkins?
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