SEC Launches Nationwide Crypto Roundtables – Your Chance to Shape Regulation

The SEC is hitting the road—Wall Street's favorite regulator wants to hear your crypto gripes (or praise) in person.

Regulators finally leave their marble halls

Forget stale Zoom hearings—the Commission's scheduling face-to-face meetings in major U.S. crypto hubs. No agenda published yet, but insiders whisper these could be damage control after last year's disastrous 'regulation by enforcement' approach.

What's really at stake

Industry whales and DeFi rebels alike get equal mic time—assuming they can afford the lawyers to navigate SEC-speak. One cynical observer noted these roundtables conveniently coincide with election fundraising season.

Love 'em or hate 'em, these sessions might decide whether America leads the next financial revolution—or gets left holding the regulatory bag. Again.

Focus on Small Crypto Projects

The SEC is particularly interested in hearing from smaller crypto projects, teams with 10 or fewer employees that have been in operation for less than two years. According to Commissioner Peirce, these kinds of projects often miss out on participating in important policy discussions, even though they are directly affected by regulatory decisions.

“The Crypto Task Force understands that any regulatory framework we adopt will have wide-reaching effects,” Peirce stated. “So we want to make sure we hear from as many voices as possible, especially those that are often left out.”

How to Participate

Teams that want to meet with Commissioner Peirce can send a request by email to [email protected] with the subject line “Crypto on the Road.” The message should include:

• The city where participants would like to meet
• Names of 1 or 2 representatives attending
• A brief description of the participant team and the project

The SEC will also publish a list of participating projects to keep the process open and transparent for the public.

The tour kicks off on August 4 in Berkeley, California, and includes stops in cities like Boston, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Irvine, Cleveland, Scottsdale, and Ann Arbor. The full schedule runs through December 5.

If a team is unable to attend one of the roundtables, the Crypto Task Force still encourages participants to share their thoughts through written feedback. The SEC remains committed to ensuring that crypto policymaking is inclusive, transparent, and well-informed, welcoming input from as many participants as possible.

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