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The digital currency task group with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to conduct another roundtable that may result in regulatory modifications at the financial authority.<\/p>\n
In a notice released on Monday, the SEC announced<\/a> that the crypto task group, led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, would organize a public roundtable discussing financial surveillance and privacy on Oct. 17. This gathering will mark the sixth roundtable addressing topics pertaining to digital assets<\/a> at the commission\u2019s headquarters in Washington, D.C., since the exit of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler.<\/p>\n \u201cGrasping recent advancements in privacy-preserving tools will aid the SEC and other financial authorities as we strive for policy resolutions in the crypto domain,\u201d remarked Peirce.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The crypto-centric roundtable events, which encompass a sequence of 10 gatherings<\/a> across the USA commencing in August and continuing through December, come as the SEC deliberates on proposed rule amendments that could significantly affect market participants. <\/p>\n On Thursday, the commission suggested \u201cspecific exemptions and safe harbors\u201d related to the offering and selling of crypto assets and altering \u201cbroker-dealer financial responsibility regulations,\u201d reducing the burden<\/a> on US-based crypto enterprises.<\/p>\n Connected: <\/strong><\/em>Nasdaq requests SEC for regulatory change to trade tokenized stocks<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Since January, the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) \u2014 the two main financial authorities in the US \u2014 have seemed to ease their stance on enforcement actions and regulations impacting crypto firms, by dropping several inquiries and lawsuits. <\/p>\n The CFTC leadership now comprises only Acting Chair Caroline Pham, who stated in August<\/a> that the agency would follow the White House\u2019s direction regarding crypto policy.<\/p>\nEstablishing clarity on digital assets?<\/h2>\n