SEC Crypto Task Force to Host Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force announced today it will host a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy on Friday, October 17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the SEC headquarters.

Following the Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity series of roundtables, the President’s Executive Order on Digital Assets, and the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets report, Commissioner Peirce directed the Crypto Task Force to take additional steps to promote United States leadership in digital assets and financial technology while protecting economic liberty. The Financial Surveillance and Privacy roundtable will bring together panelists who are at the forefront of developing technologies designed to protect individual privacy. It will also facilitate an in-depth discussion on policy matters related to financial surveillance.

"Technology that helps Americans protect their privacy is critically important as it enables people to choose when and with whom to share sensitive data about themselves so they can be protected from bad actors,” said Commissioner Hester M. Peirce. “Understanding recent developments in privacy-protecting tools will assist the SEC and other financial regulators as we work on policy solutions in the crypto space.”

The roundtable is open to the public and will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the SEC headquarters is located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. Registration is required for in-person attendance only. Visitors will be subject to security checks. The discussion will be streamed live on SEC.gov, and a recording will be posted at a later date. Information regarding the agenda and roundtable speakers will be posted on the Crypto Task Force webpage in the coming weeks.

Preceding the roundtable, Commissioner Peirce will be speaking at DC Fintech Week and the DC Privacy Summit.

The SEC, led by then-Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda, launched the Crypto Task Force on January 21, to help the Commission draw clear regulatory lines, provide realistic paths to registration, craft sensible disclosure frameworks, and deploy enforcement resources judiciously.

Members of the public are able to communicate directly on this and other topics and request a meeting with the Crypto Task Force.