BlockBeats reports that on August 2, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will embark on a ten-city tour this fall as part of the SEC's newly launched cryptocurrency public engagement program. The regulatory agency announced on Friday that it will hold a series of roundtable discussions aimed at soliciting feedback from industry stakeholders, developers, and investors on new digital asset regulations the agency is considering.
The cryptocurrency working group is acutely aware that any regulatory framework will have far-reaching effects, and we want to ensure that our public engagement is as comprehensive as possible," Peirce said in a statement. The agency's cryptocurrency working group is "particularly interested" in meeting with crypto startups that have been established for less than two years and have no more than 10 employees. These roundtable discussions will take place from August to December.
Many of the roundtable meetings hosted by the SEC in 2025 have received feedback from cryptocurrency institutions such as a16z Crypto and traditional asset management firms like BlackRock. In previous roundtable discussions, the cryptocurrency working group has explored topics such as cryptocurrency regulation, custody, tokenization, and decentralized finance.