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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that industry insiders from institutions such as Kraken, Exodus, and Anchorage Digital will participate in a roundtable discussion on custody issues for its cryptocurrency working group.

In a notice on April 16, the SEC stated that Commissioner Hester Peirce and Caroline Crenshaw, Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, and Chief of Staff Richard Gabbert of the cryptocurrency working group will meet with Mark Greenberg, Vice President of Consumer Business and Products at Kraken, Rachel Anderika, Chief Risk Officer at Anchorage Digital Bank, and Veronica McGregor, Chief Legal Officer at Exodus. Other representatives will include personnel from WisdomTree, Fidelity Digital Asset Services, and Fireblocks.

"For the SEC, addressing custody issues is important, as it is one of the most challenging aspects of incorporating crypto assets into the regulatory framework," Peirce, who leads the SEC working group, stated.

It is noteworthy that although the U.S. Senate confirmed Paul Atkins to lead the regulatory agency on April 9, Uyeda is still listed as the acting chair for the April 25 event. It remains unclear when Atkins will be sworn in as SEC Chair, and as of the time of publication, the agency has not included him in the current commissioner list.

The agenda for the roundtable includes discussions on the custody business of broker-dealers and investment companies. The demand for digital asset custody in the U.S. has continued to grow over the past few years, especially following the approval of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in January 2024. This trend has also attracted traditional financial institutions, including the long-established BNY Mellon.

Since President Trump took office in January and former SEC Chair Gary Gensler stepped down, the agency seems to have adopted a more favorable stance toward the cryptocurrency industry, abandoning certain enforcement actions and withdrawing efforts in court to expand or maintain its regulatory authority over digital assets.

The first roundtable meeting of the cryptocurrency working group was held on March 21, discussing the status of various tokens as securities. Another meeting on April 11 focused on "developing regulatory guidelines for cryptocurrency trading."

Reports indicate that the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) team initiated by Tesla CEO and presidential advisor Elon Musk has gained access to SEC systems and data. It has been reported that Acting Chair Uyeda has denied DOGE's request for access to SEC data (the department is not an official U.S. government entity).

DOGE has faced criticism and lawsuits for attempting to dismiss U.S. government agency staff. It remains unclear whether Musk intends to "streamline" the SEC in the same manner as his organization has treated the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Related: SEC delays decision on Grayscale Ethereum ETF staking.

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