Press Release

SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Crypto DeFi

For Immediate Release

2025-78

Washington D.C., 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. to 5 p.m. The event will be open to the public and webcast live on the SEC’s website. Doors will open at noon.

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 in advance.

Attendees will be able to pose questions to the panelists during a townhall portion of the event, or by emailing crypto@sec.gov 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 Force
  • Chairman Paul S. Atkins
  • Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
  • Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
  • Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

1:30 p.m. –

3:00 p.m.

Roundtable: DeFi and the American Spirit

Moderator:

  • Troy Paredes, Paredes Strategies LLC

Panelists:

  • Jill Gunter, Espresso Systems
  • Michael Jordan, DBA
  • Omid Malekan, Columbia Business School
  • Michael Mosier, Arktouros
  • Rebecca Rettig, Jito Labs
  • Gabe Shapiro, MetaLeX
  • Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center
  • Erik Voorhees, Venice AI
  • Kevin Werbach, Wharton School

3:00 p.m. –

3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30p.m. –

4:55 p.m.

Town Hall

4:55 p.m. –

5 p.m.

Closing Remarks:

  • Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

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Last Reviewed or Updated: June 10, 2025