Crypto Urges SEC to See the Good in Blockchain Privacy Tools

SEC Boosts Blockchain Privacy With Balanced Approach In 2025

The crypto industry urges the SEC to adopt a balanced stance on privacy tools in distributed ledgers. Industry executives urge the SEC to recognise the importance of privacy and develop balanced regulations. The SEC has a critical role in shaping the future of blockchain privacy. With the help of social media, the crypto industry sent a request to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt a more balanced stance regarding privacy t…

Crypto urges SEC to see the good in blockchain privacy tools

The SEC heard arguments from crypto executives on Monday that blockchain privacy tools have valid uses and aren’t “overwhelmed by wrongdoers.”

SEC Chair Atkins warns crypto could become a powerful financial surveillance tool

TL;DR SEC Chair warns crypto could become total financial surveillance panopticon. Advocates balanced rules protecting both national security and personal privacy. Tornado Cash case highlights ongoing legal battle over privacy tools. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Monday, December 15, that public blockchains excel at linking transactions to senders, a feature that supports traceability but also raises direct questions about personal privacy. Atk…

SEC Chief Warns of Risks of Mass Financial Surveillance - The Cryptocurrency Post

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins issued a stark warning this Monday about the potential danger of cryptographic technology becoming an unprecedented tool of state control. During the sixth crypto roundtable in Washington, Atkins argued that the very technological power driving digital innovation could feed a dangerous temptation toward excessive financial surveillance by the government if clear limits are not es…

SEC Roundtable: Financial Surveillance and Privacy

SEC Hosts Crypto Privacy Roundtable with Industry Leaders

SEC Crypto Task Force holds a financial privacy roundtable, featuring key industry leaders, to discuss surveillance technologies.