A roundtable event focused on cryptocurrency regulations is set to take place on Friday, March 21, with industry leaders convening for discussions with the SEC's cryptocurrency Task Force.
This meeting, expected to last around four hours, was confirmed by journalist Eleanor Terrett, who sourced the information from his contacts and later validated the meeting’s details through an official statement.
Titled “Spring Sprint Towards Crypto Clarity,” the event will unfold across several sessions, with the first centered around the critical issue of how to classify securities, a matter that significantly impacts the crypto industry.
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, who leads the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, expressed her excitement about the opportunity to tap into public expertise while developing a workable regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. She stressed the importance of roundtables as a valuable way to engage with the public.
Several key figures from the cryptocurrency sector will attend, including Collins Belton, Managing Partner at Brookwood PC; Sarah Brennan, General Counsel at Delphi Ventures; Chris Brummer, Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown Law School; Lewis Cohen, Co-Chair at CahillNXT; Coy Garrison, Partner at Steptoe; Teresa Goody Guillen, Partner at BakerHostetler; Miles Jennings, General Counsel at a16z crypto; Lee Reiners, Lecturer at Duke Center for Financial Economics and Duke Law School; Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets; Rodrigo Seira, Special Counsel at Cooley LLP; and John Reed Stark, founder of John Reed Stark Consulting LLC.
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