Emre Yumlu 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to hold a new roundtable meeting that will bring together leading figures from the cryptocurrency world. The event, which will be held on April 11, draws attention with the title “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Appropriate Regulations for Crypto Trading.”
Crypto Trading Regulations on the Agenda
The upcoming roundtable will be the second in the five-session series of “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” hosted by the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, which was created in recent months. This session will focus on discussing what kind of regulatory framework should be adopted for crypto asset trading.
SEC Roundtable Participants Are Not a Surprise
The roundtable will feature executives from leading crypto companies. These include:
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Uniswap Labs Chief Legal Officer Katherine Minarik
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Coinbase Vice President of Institutional Products Gregory Tusar
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Cumberland DRW Associate General Counsel Chelsea Pizzola
What’s notable is that these three companies have previously come under the SEC’s radar. During the Biden administration, Coinbase and Cumberland DRW were sued, and in 2024, an investigation was launched into Uniswap Labs. However, under the Trump administration, these processes were dropped, and no further actions were taken.
Traditional Finance and Academia at the Table
The roundtable won’t only feature crypto companies, but also notable figures from traditional finance. These include:
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New York Stock Exchange Product Head Jon Herrick
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FalconX Business Development Lead Austin Reid
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Texture Capital CEO Richard Johnson
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University of California, Berkeley Finance Chair Prof. Christine Parlour
Additionally, investor rights advocate Dave Lauer and Healthy Markets Association CEO Tyler Gellasch will also contribute to the discussions. The session will be moderated by Nicholas Losurdo from the law firm Goodwin Procter.
SEC to Review Crypto Statements
These roundtable discussions are especially significant as the SEC, under Trump’s pro-crypto approach, has started reshaping its stance toward the crypto industry. Recent reports indicate that SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda has decided to review seven previous statements issued by the SEC related to crypto. Five of these directly concern crypto assets.
Among the documents to be reviewed:
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A 2019 analysis that referred to crypto sales as potential investment contracts under the Howey Test
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A 2021 warning regarding funds exposed to Bitcoin futures
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A 2020 feedback request on whether state-chartered banks meet standards to be qualified custodians
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A late 2022 call for companies to disclose if bankruptcies or collapses of crypto firms impacted their business
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A 2021 examination note highlighting risks related to digital asset trading and sales
Uyeda emphasized that these statements will be re-evaluated in line with Trump’s deregulatory executive orders and recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk.
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