Crypto Pushes Back Against Financial Surveillance at SEC Roundtable
Crypto industry leaders urged US regulators to stop treating blockchain privacy tools as a signal of wrongdoing, arguing instead that privacy is lawful, constitutional, and necessary for modern markets. The push came during the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy, where lawyers, builders, and policy experts challenged long-standing assumptions around transparency and enforcement.
Speakers framed privacy as a normal feature of financial systems, not an exception that requires justification. They also warned that forcing full visibility on public blockchains could block real-world use cases, weaken competitiveness, and expand government surveillance beyond statutory…
