{"id":13064,"date":"2025-06-14T04:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T02:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=13064"},"modified":"2025-06-14T04:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T02:15:33","slug":"blockchain-veteran-appointed-as-secs-new-director-of-trading-and-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/blockchain-veteran-appointed-as-secs-new-director-of-trading-and-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockchain Veteran Appointed as SEC&#8217;s New Director of Trading and Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> &#8220;`html<\/p>\n<div data-v-60373258=\"\">\n<p>The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed several new appointments, including individuals with backgrounds in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.<\/p>\n<p>In a notice released on Friday, the SEC <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-87-sec-names-jamie-selway-director-trading-markets\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">announced<\/a> that Jamie Selway would assume the role of the agency\u2019s director of trading and markets. Selway served as the global director of institutional markets at Blockchain.com from 2018 to 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Daly, a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP with experience in the crypto arena, will also <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-88-brian-daly-named-director-division-investment-management\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">join<\/a> the commission, leading its investment management division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always respected and valued the SEC\u2019s dedication to regulatory oversight while guiding clients on compliance and providing public feedback from the investment management perspective during agency rulemaking,\u201d remarked Daly.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"17331150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>These staff changes come as legislators in the US Congress are deliberating on legislation to clarify the jurisdiction the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) would have over digital assets. The CLARITY Act, currently under review in the House of Representatives, is anticipated to move towards a floor vote shortly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-paul-atkins-gary-gensler-self-custody\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>SEC Chair criticizes Gensler\u2019s approach to crypto, advocates for self-custody<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the SEC <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-axes-biden-era-proposed-rules-on-crypto-in-flurry-of-repeals\" title=\"null\">declared that it was<\/a> \u201cwithdrawing certain notices of proposed rulemaking\u201d that were published between March 2022 and November 2023, including several related to crypto.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">The proposed regulations on digital assets might have broadened the SEC\u2019s interpretation of \u201cexchange\u201d to encompass decentralized finance protocols and imposed stricter requirements for crypto custody.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Bitcoin turned a healthcare worker into a crypto influencer | Crypto Stories Ep. 11\" width=\"814\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpS4OoSign4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Still lacking personnel at US financial regulators<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the US Senate c<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/paul-atkins-us-senate-confirms-sec-chair-nomination\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/paul-atkins-us-senate-confirms-sec-chair-nomination\">confirming SEC Chair Paul Atkins<\/a> to lead the regulator in April, the commission still has one unoccupied position as of June, with no official nominations from President Donald Trump yet. Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, whose term concluded in June 2024, is anticipated to depart by 2026 \u2014 commissioners may continue in their roles for up to 18 months after the expiration of their terms.<\/p>\n<p>At the CFTC leadership, there are three open positions following the exits of former chair Rostin Behnam and commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero and Summer Mersinger. Lawmakers in the Senate are <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/brian-quintenz-cftc-chair-nominee-crypto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/brian-quintenz-cftc-chair-nominee-crypto\">reviewing Trump\u2019s nomination<\/a> of former commissioner Brian Quintenz for the role of chair at the CFTC, with no additional selections to staff the agency as of Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/crypto-banks-stablecoin-fight\/\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Crypto aimed to topple banks, now it\u2019s transforming into them in stablecoin warfare<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/former-blockchain-exec-joins-sec?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss_tag_regulation&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;`<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;`html The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed several new appointments, including individuals with backgrounds in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. 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