SEC Officials Weigh Crypto Privacy Concerns at Sixth Task Force Meeting
TLDR
- SEC leaders discussed privacy and surveillance at the sixth crypto roundtable.
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Hester Peirce said crypto is nudging a reassessment of financial privacy rules.
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Chair Paul Atkins warned blockchains could enable broad financial surveillance.
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Industry groups joined regulators to discuss privacy protecting tools.
US securities regulators are reassessing financial privacy as crypto activity expands. The discussion took place during the SEC’s latest crypto policy roundtable.
SEC roundtable focuses on privacy and surveillance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission held its sixth crypto task force roundtable on Monday. Regulators met with industry leaders to discuss privacy and financial surveillance.
The session included SEC…
