SEC Targets Crypto Privacy in New December Roundtable

[cryptohog]

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force has scheduled a Dec. 15 roundtable focused on privacy and financial surveillance, marking the agency’s most direct engagement with crypto privacy issues in years. No policies will be drafted, but regulators and industry leaders will confront mounting tensions head-on.

The timing is no coincidence. A partial guilty verdict for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, Samourai Wallet’s sentencing, and a major rally in privacy tokens like Zcash have reignited debate around whether privacy tech is being criminalized.

As Naomi Brockwell of the Ludlow Institute warns:
“Authoritarians thrive when people have no privacy.”
The December roundtable may shape how the U.S. interprets privacy tools — and whether openness survives in crypto’s cypherpunk lineage.

[Nahid Hossen]

The SEC entering the privacy debate means big changes are coming. ️

[Abdul Khan]

A roundtable is fine — but fair rules matter more than conversations. ️