US SEC to Hold 'DeFi Roundtable' Next Month... Paul Atkins to Attend

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a roundtable on DeFi (Decentralized Finance) next month.

On the 28th (local time), the SEC announced on its official website that it will host a 'DeFi and the American Spirit' roundtable on the 9th of next month at the SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who chairs the SEC's Cryptocurrency Task Force (TF), stated, "DeFi showcases the potential of cryptocurrencies," and "I hope the panelists can learn how to create a regulatory environment where DeFi can thrive."

The roundtable will be attended by Paul Atkins, the newly appointed SEC commissioner who took office last month. Other attendees from the SEC include Commissioner Peirce, Commissioner Mark Uyeda, and Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw. Panelists will include Michael Jordan, co-founder of DBA, Jill Gunter, co-founder of Espresso Systems, and Gabe Shapiro, founder of MetaLeX.