On 7 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced the agenda and confirmed panelists for the upcoming roundtable titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading.” The event will take place on 11 April 2025 at the US SEC’s headquarters, in Washington, D.C., and will be hosted by the Crypto Task Force for crypto regulatory clarity.
The event is open to the public, both in person and online, and will run from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Attendees can submit suggestions and questions either via email to crypto@sec.gov during the event or through note cards available at the venue. A live webcast will be accessible at www.sec.gov without the need for registration, though advance registration is required for those attending in person.
The agenda will open with remarks by Richard Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the Crypto Task Force and Senior Advisor to the Acting Chairman, followed by Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda, Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce.
The central session, moderated by Nicholas Losurdo of Goodwin Procter LLP, will feature a diverse group of experts representing market participants, legal professionals, and academia. Notable panelists include Tyler Gellasch (Healthy Markets Association), Jon Herrick (New York Stock Exchange), Richard Johnson (Texture Capital), Katherine Minarik (Uniswap Labs), and Gregory Tusar (Coinbase), among others. The discussion will focus on regulatory tailoring, balancing innovation and investor protection in the evolving landscape of crypto asset trading.
Following a break at 3:00 p.m., the roundtable will conclude with a Regulatory Direction Discussion from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., further exploring strategic approaches to oversight and market structure in the crypto domain.
The roundtable is one of several planned under the Crypto Task Force’s initiative to facilitate informed, inclusive dialogue on the development of regulatory frameworks for digital assets. Full details and updates on the event, including future sessions, can be accessed through the Crypto Task Force webpage. As stated by US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, who leads the Crypto Task Force, “Hearing the public’s concerns and suggestions helps the SEC create a clear, sensible, and fair path forward for the crypto industry, I look forward to this roundtable and the rest of the series as we move toward crypto clarity for the benefit of the American public.”
(Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-61)
