SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Crypto DeFi

Washington, D.C.–(Newsfile Corp. – May 28, 2025) – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has announced the agenda and panelists for its June 9 roundtable, “DeFi and the American Spirit.”

“DeFi exemplifies the promise of crypto, as it allows people to interact without intermediaries,” said Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, head of the Crypto Task Force. “I look forward to learning from the panelists about how we can create a regulatory environment in which DeFi can thrive.”

The roundtable, announced in March as part of a series, will be held at the SEC’s headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. The event will be open to the public and webcast live on the SEC’s website. Doors will open at 12 p.m.

For online attendance, registration is not necessary; a link to watch the event will be available on June 9 on www.sec.gov. For in-person attendance, please register here.

Attendees will be able to pose questions to the panelists during a townhall portion of the event, or by emailing [email protected] during the event.

To learn more about the Crypto Task Force and the roundtable topics, please visit the Crypto Task Force webpage.

Agenda

1:00 p.m. –
1:30 p.m.Opening/Welcome Remarks from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:Richard B. Gabbert, Chief of Staff, Crypto Task ForceChairman Paul S. AtkinsCommissioner Caroline A. CrenshawCommissioner Mark T. UyedaCommissioner Hester M. Peirce1:30 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.Roundtable: DeFi and the American Spirit
Moderator:Troy Paredes, Paredes Strategies LLCPanelists:Jill Gunter, Espresso SystemsMichael Jordan, DBAOmid Malekan, Columbia Business SchoolMichael Mosier, ArktourosRebecca Rettig, JitoGabe Shapiro, MetaLeXPeter Van Valkenburgh, Coin CenterErik Voorhees, Venice AIKevin Werbach, Wharton School3:00 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.Break3:30p.m. –
4:55 p.m.Town Hall4:55 p.m. –
5 p.m.Closing Remarks:Commissioner Hester M. Peirce