SEC Reveals Panel Lineup for April 25 Crypto Custody Roundtable
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the agenda and participant list for its forthcoming crypto custody roundtable, which will be held on April 25. The four-hour session will be held at SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., and livestreamed for public viewing.
The roundtable will be split into two sessions: "Custody Through Broker-Dealers and Beyond" and "Investment Adviser and Investment Company Custody." Zach Zweihorn, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, will chair the discussions.
Key SEC officials will provide opening remarks, including Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, Commissioner Hester Peirce, and Richard Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the SEC's Crypto Task Force.
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The April 25th event will focus on custody issues, featuring two panels — one on broker-dealer and wallet custody, and another on investment adviser and investment company custody.
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Session one will bring together a group of industry professionals:
- Jason Allegrante, Fireblocks' Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
- Rachel Anderika, Global Head of Operations, Anchorage Digital Bank
- Terrence Dempsey, Head of Product, Fidelity Digital Asset Services
- Mark Greenberg, Global Head of Asset Growth, Kraken
- Veronica McGregor, Chief Legal Officer, Exodus Movement
- Brandon Russell, CEO, Etana Custody
- Tammy Weinrib, Chief Compliance Officer, Copper Technologies
Following a planned break, the second session will feature:
- Larry Florio, General Counsel, 1kx
- Ryan Louvar, General Counsel, WisdomTree Asset Management
- Representatives from leading law firms and schools of law, such as Dechert, Georgetown Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Distributed Global
Commissioner Hester Peirce commented: “Custody is one of the toughest regulatory challenges in crypto. We’re eager to hear expert perspectives on how to integrate digital assets into a traditional regulatory system.”
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The custody roundtable is a part of the larger initiative termed the "Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity." The SEC's Crypto Task Force—inaugurated in January 2025 under Chair Uyeda—is designed to create a crystal-clear framework of digital asset regulation.
Earlier this spring, the SEC sponsored like events on oversight of crypto trading, with speakers including Coinbase executive David Lauermann, Uniswap Labs exec Jason Alleyne, Cumberland DRW executive Tony Chambers, and others from DeFi and legacy finance.
The agency has also taken a more permissive attitude toward the industry, recently clarifying that certain fiat-backed stablecoins will not be considered securities. This will exempt them from transaction-level reporting, which represents a change of tone.
Last month, the SEC dropped several high-profile cases against leading crypto players, including Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Consensys, Robinhood, Yuga Labs, and CyberKongz.
More public crypto-focused roundtables are anticipated in the coming months as the commission continues to shape its position on regulation.
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