The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Special Working Group will hold a public roundtable on December 15 to conduct an in-depth discussion on policies related to financial surveillance and privacy. The event is open to registered in-person attendees and will also be broadcast live online. The SEC emphasized that being invited to attend the roundtable does not constitute an endorsement of any related project or individual by the agency.

According to the agenda, several SEC officials will deliver opening remarks, including Richard B. Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the Crypto Special Working Group; Chairman Paul S. Atkins; Commissioners Mark T. Uyeda and Hester M. Peirce. The discussion on financial surveillance and privacy will be moderated by Yaya J. Fanusie, Global Policy Director of the Aleo Network Foundation. Panelists include Jill Gunter, Chief Strategy Officer of Espresso Systems; Zooko Wilcox, Founder of Zcash; Koh, CEO of the Aleo Network Foundation; Simon Letort, Strategic Program Director at Digital Asset; Nikhil Raghuveera, Co-founder and CEO of Predicate; and Wayne Chang, Founder of SpruceID.

The subsequent special panel discussion will also be moderated by Fanusie, with guests including Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare; Carole House, CEO of Penumbra Strategies; Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs; Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association; Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union; J.W. Verret, Associate Professor at George Mason University Law School; and Steve Yelderman, General Counsel of Etherealize.