SEC to Hold 10 Roundtables Across the U.S. on Key Crypto Industry Issues

Highlights:

• SEC plans nationwide crypto roundtables to hear directly from builders and investors.
• Commissioner Hester Peirce will visit 10 U.S. cities between August and December 2025.
• Feedback from small crypto teams will guide future digital asset regulation and policies.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it will hold roundtable events to hear from developers, investors, and others in the crypto world. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will visit 10 cities this fall as part of a new nationwide crypto outreach program. 

Earlier this year, similar meetings were held in Washington, D.C., but now the SEC wants to reach people who couldn’t attend. The feedback will help the agency decide on future rules for digital assets. The SEC says that any new rules could greatly affect the crypto industry. That’s why they want to hear from a wide range of people, especially smaller builders, to make sure their voices are included in the decision-making process.

The roundtable meetings will happen between August and December. They mainly want to meet with founders of small, new crypto projects that have 10 or fewer employees and have been running for less than 2 years.

U.S. SEC to Host Crypto Roundtables Nationwide, Seeking Input from Startups

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Shift in the U.S. Government’s Approach to Crypto Under Trump

The SEC, which has been in charge of enforcing U.S. financial laws since 1934, is now taking a more open and modern approach to crypto. In the past, it often clashed with the crypto industry, but under President Donald Trump’s administration, things have started to change. The agency has dropped cases against major crypto firms like Coinbase, Uniswap, and Kraken and is now more willing to talk and work with the industry.

As part of this shift, the SEC launched a plan called “Project Crypto” to update old financial rules and support new blockchain-based trading. SEC Chair Paul Atkins wants to remove outdated regulations and back new ideas, like tokenized assets (turning real-world items into digital tokens) and super apps (all-in-one apps for crypto services).

The SEC has already held several roundtable discussions in 2025 with major players from both crypto and traditional finance, including a16z Crypto, Fidelity, BlackRock, Nasdaq, and legal and industry experts. These meetings covered key topics like crypto rules, digital asset custody, tokenization, and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Focus on Inclusion, Innovation, and Technology in Regulation

Now, the SEC is also launching a new AI Task Force, led by Valerie Szczepanik, the agency’s Chief AI Officer. This team will focus on using advanced technology to improve how the SEC works and keep up with fast-changing markets. The attitude in Washington toward crypto is changing. Top U.S. officials are becoming more supportive and are encouraging crypto companies to come back and grow in the U.S.

In a recent speech, SEC Chair Paul Atkins asked businesses to “bring back the crypto companies that left.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called this the “golden age of crypto” and encouraged founders to build their companies and create jobs in the U.S.

The U.S. has entered the Golden Age of Crypto.

Under @POTUS, we are exploring new possibilities in decentralized computing and digital payments to unlock the potential of blockchain technology.

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— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) August 1, 2025