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Sparks Fly at First-Ever SEC Crypto Roundtable

Crypto skeptics and advocates went head-to-head in a legal debate that sought to determine the SEC’s role in crypto regulation.

First-Ever SEC Crypto Roundtable Ignites Passionate Discussions on Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted its first-ever crypto roundtable on Friday, pitting critics and proponents of digital assets in a sometimes-contentious debate focused on how to best determine whether or not a crypto asset is a security.

President Donald Trump’s landslide victory in November set the stage for the country’s first crypto-friendly administration. One of Trump’s campaign promises was to fire then-SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, perhaps crypto’s most vocal detractor, but Gensler, seeing the writing on the wall, resigned in January and will now teach “financial technology” at MIT.