When Crypto Giants Gather: You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! 💰🚀

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Ah, darlings, hold onto your fascinators! The ever-so-dignified US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has seen fit to host its second soirée of the crypto roundtable on April 11, while hobnobbing with representatives from illustrious firms like Coinbase, Uniswap Labs, and Cumberland DRW. What a charming spectacle! 🎩

This delightful gathering, grandly titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading”, will unfold on a splendid Friday at the hallowed halls of the SEC in Washington, D.C. One simply can’t miss this riveting entertainment!

Among the crème de la crème of panelists gracing us with their presence will be Gregory Tusar, Vice President of Institutional Product at Coinbase, the ever-eloquent Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer at Uniswap Labs, and the charming Chelsea Pizzola, Associate General Counsel at Cumberland DRW. Ah, the SEC’s crypto task force is truly making an effort to clarify the regulatory framework for this wild and whimsical digital asset industry, bless their hearts.

And, fret not! For the entire session will be live-streamed on the SEC’s website, featuring the delightful opener “crypto mom” Hester Peirce and the indefatigable acting chair Mark Uyeda. Don’t forget your popcorn! 🍿

Crypto Roundtable: SEC’s Efforts to Woo Crypto Firms

Now, let’s have a little tête-à-tête about the past. The previous SEC administration under Gary Gensler did create a rather spirited affair with crypto firms, resorting to regulatory crackdowns that made even the bravest souls tremble. However, with the new regime under Donald Trump, the SEC has decided to don its friendliest smile, aiming to cultivate clear regulations — how sweet! ❤️

This roundtable is a rather splendid step towards bridging the chasm between the gatekeepers and the ever-fleeting cryptocurrency sector. In an amusing plot twist, the SEC has tossed aside its lawsuits against Coinbase and Cumberland DRW, suggesting a delightful change in regulatory harmonies under the Trump administration. Who knew regulatory fortune could change so swiftly?

Rewind back to June 2023, when former Chair Gary Gensler waged a legal war against Coinbase for alleged securities law violations. The drama! And yet, in February 2025, the case was flushed away like an uninvited guest at a ball. Similarly, the SEC ceased its royal legal proceedings against Cumberland DRW last month—quite the caper, wouldn’t you agree? 🥳

As the SEC revs up the enthusiasm for engaging with the crypto industry, it’s announced a sequence of upcoming roundtable discussions. Mark your diaries, darlings!

  • April 25: Know Your Custodian: Key Considerations for Crypto Custody. Fancy, isn’t it?
  • May 12: Focus on tokenization. Quite the buzzword, indeed!
  • June 6: Spotlight on decentralized finance (DeFi). Oh, what a tangled web!

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2025-04-08 21:43