**Exciting Roundtable on Crypto Regulation Set for April 11 by the U.S. SEC**
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is gearing up for an important roundtable on April 11, titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading,” as part of its “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” initiative. Under the leadership of Commissioner Hester Peirce, this event will gather influential figures, including executives from Uniswap, Coinbase, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The SEC aims to provide the legal clarity that the crypto community has been eagerly seeking.
This roundtable, taking place at the SEC’s Washington D.C. headquarters, marks the second session in the “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity,” a five-part initiative designed to reassess how the rapidly evolving crypto landscape should be regulated. Following the first session on March 21, which focused on the legal status of crypto assets, this upcoming meeting will explore how crypto trading platforms and financial institutions can effectively navigate existing SEC regulations while developing practical oversight frameworks.
Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the discussion, supported by a diverse group of participants from both the traditional finance and crypto sectors. Notable attendees include Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer of Uniswap Labs; Gregory Tusar, Vice President at Coinbase; and Chelsea Pizzola, Associate General Counsel at Cumberland DRW. It’s interesting to note that these firms have previously had disputes with the SEC, but those cases were resolved after the Trump administration took office. Other key crypto representatives include Austin Reid, Global Business Head at FalconX, and Richard Johnson, CEO of the securities tokenization platform Texture Capital. Jon Herrick, Head of Product at the NYSE, will represent traditional finance.
The roundtable will also feature insights from academia and public interest advocates, including Christine Parlour from UC Berkeley, investor advocate Dave Lauer of We the Investors, and Tyler Gellasch from the Healthy Markets Association.
Scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET, this four-hour event will include an open discussion followed by a focused conversation on the future of crypto regulation. Topics likely to be covered include the definition of crypto assets under the Howey Test, the future of Bitcoin futures ETFs, and the role of state-chartered banks as qualified custodians.
Adding to the significance of this gathering, the SEC is currently reviewing five staff-issued guidance documents related to crypto, including its 2019 framework on digital asset securities. This review is a response to President Trump’s earlier executive order aimed at deregulation, highlighting the ongoing evolution of the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies.
