Last week, the SEC announced that its Crypto Task Force will host a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy on Friday, October 17 from 1 pm to 4 pm Eastern time at the SEC’s headquarters. The announcement notes:

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 SEC notes that the roundtable will be open to the public, and registration is required for in-person attendance only. The roundtable will be streamed live on SEC.gov, and a recording will be posted at a later date. The agenda and roundtable speakers will be posted on the Crypto Task Force webpage.

– Dave Lynn