The attitude of US regulators toward privacy technology may be about to change.
On December 15, the US Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a special roundtable focused on cryptocurrency regulation, financial surveillance, and privacy protection. The meeting will be personally kicked off by senior SEC officials, and the weight of the event can be seen from the guest list.
Heavyweight attendees include: Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox, Aleo Network Foundation CEO Koh. The panel discussion will be led by Aleo’s Global Policy Director Yaya J. Fanusie. Participants include policy analysts from the ACLU, the CEO of the Blockchain Association, as well as representatives from several privacy-focused projects.
It’s rare for regulators to proactively convene privacy tech practitioners for dialogue. Traditionally, privacy coins have been seen as a regulatory gray area, but the way this meeting is organized hints at a possible shift—perhaps looking to find a compliance framework for privacy technology, or possibly paving the way for stricter regulation.
Regardless of the outcome, the dialogue itself is noteworthy. The balance between privacy protection and financial transparency may become clearer in such discussions.
What do you think this meeting will bring in terms of substantive change for the privacy coin sector?
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CountdownToBroke
· 12-06 13:50
SEC taking the initiative with this signal is quite interesting. Will privacy coins make a comeback or be sanctioned? It all depends on how things play out on December 15.
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GraphGuru
· 12-06 13:50
Not very optimistic. To put it bluntly, this "dialogue" from the SEC is just about sounding things out before taking action. The decision on whether privacy coins should be banned was made a long time ago.
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SmartContractWorker
· 12-06 13:49
Well... to put it simply, the SEC wants to give privacy coins a "legitimate status," but only if they cooperate with regulations. This could be a big opportunity for ZEC.
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TokenomicsTrapper
· 12-06 13:38
lmao sec suddenly playing nice with privacy coins? nah, actually if you read between the lines this is classic regulatory theater before the hammer drops. they're just collecting receipts on who shows up 💀
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airdrop_whisperer
· 12-06 13:25
Handshake on this one, is ZEC about to make a comeback? By the way, it's rare for the SEC to proactively reach out to privacy coins; feels like they either want to greenlight them or bring them under their control.
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The attitude of US regulators toward privacy technology may be about to change.
On December 15, the US Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a special roundtable focused on cryptocurrency regulation, financial surveillance, and privacy protection. The meeting will be personally kicked off by senior SEC officials, and the weight of the event can be seen from the guest list.
Heavyweight attendees include: Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox, Aleo Network Foundation CEO Koh. The panel discussion will be led by Aleo’s Global Policy Director Yaya J. Fanusie. Participants include policy analysts from the ACLU, the CEO of the Blockchain Association, as well as representatives from several privacy-focused projects.
It’s rare for regulators to proactively convene privacy tech practitioners for dialogue. Traditionally, privacy coins have been seen as a regulatory gray area, but the way this meeting is organized hints at a possible shift—perhaps looking to find a compliance framework for privacy technology, or possibly paving the way for stricter regulation.
Regardless of the outcome, the dialogue itself is noteworthy. The balance between privacy protection and financial transparency may become clearer in such discussions.
What do you think this meeting will bring in terms of substantive change for the privacy coin sector?