Open SEC meeting on December 2nd to discuss cryptocurrencies

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on November 24th that the upcoming title of the crypto panel for its Investor Advisory Meeting on December 2nd will be “Help Keeping Safe”. Investor protection and market integrity in the face of new technologies. On November 15, the commission announced that the meeting would be open to the public. Workshop participants and moderators participate remotely.

The Crypto Council’s discussion program will focus on the regulatory framework for digital assets, issues of market structure and the identification of risks in new technologies. Other topics are expected to be blockchain technology, crypto-based EFTs and stablecoins.

Half of the panelists had specific roles within the blockchain:

• Ali Emdad, Professor and Assistant Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University and Founding Director of the Blockchain and Financial Technology Research Center
• Tyrone Ross, CEO, Onramp Investing
• Sydney Schaub, Legal Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Gemini
• Kristin Smith, CEO, Blockchain Association

The rest of the board consists of flamboyant law professors and financial market experts.

The portion of the meeting devoted to discussing cryptocurrencies is scheduled to take place from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. EST. Referral comments for the entire meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on the SEC’s website.

Readers can anticipate questions on topics like the SEC’s recent decision to reject Jan VanEck’s Spot ETF proposal and the nature of the Commission’s