SEC and CFTC Joint Roundtable Scheduled for September 2025
- Joint roundtable to align U.S. crypto regulations.
- Focus on DeFi, perpetuals, and standards.
- Leadership includes SEC’s Paul S. Atkins and CFTC’s Caroline D. Pham.
The SEC and CFTC will hold a joint roundtable on September 29, 2025, at SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., focusing on harmonizing U.S. crypto regulation.
The roundtable aims to streamline regulatory frameworks, enhancing market efficiency and fostering innovation, with broad implications for DeFi and crypto market structures. Immediate market reactions remain unreported.
The SEC and CFTC plan to host a joint roundtable on September 29, 2025, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event aims to promote the harmonization of U.S. crypto regulation, addressing key issues such as DeFi and perpetual contracts.
Key figures such as Paul S. Atkins, SEC Chairman, and Caroline D. Pham, Acting CFTC Chairman, will lead the initiative. Both agencies seek to create coherent regulations, facilitating market efficiency and fostering innovation.
The joint effort could influence crypto markets, impacting spot crypto asset products like ETH and BTC. The absence of direct financial changes suggests the emphasis lies on regulatory frameworks, potentially affecting future market liquidity.
No immediate financial allocations or grants have been announced. Instead, the roundtable underscores coordination on continuous trading, event contracts, and cross-margining, aligning with existing regulatory goals to enhance market efficacy.
History shows regulatory meetings on stablecoins and DeFi shape compliance frameworks, albeit with delayed outcomes. The roundtable may inform upcoming regulations, potentially affecting protocol governance and trading environments.
Experts foresee enhanced cross-agency collaboration leading to regulatory innovation. Past outcomes suggest influential changes in crypto-asset definitions and standards, which may reshape the operational landscape for major DeFi and crypto protocols.
This roundtable represents a pivotal step toward building more coherent and competitive U.S. markets…. By working together to align our regulatory frameworks, the SEC and CFTC can reduce unnecessary barriers, enhance market efficiency and create space for innovation to thrive. Our shared goal is to ensure that America remains the global leader in capital markets. — Paul S. Atkins, Chairman, SEC
