#SEC Crypto Roundtable Meeting The SEC Crypto Roundtable Meeting, also known as the "Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity" series, kicked off on March 21, 2025, with its inaugural roundtable, "How We Got Here and How We Get Out – Defining Security Status" ¹.

This event aimed to discuss key areas of interest in the regulation of crypto assets, with a focus on defining security status. The roundtable featured a diverse panel of experts, including:

- *Collins Belton*, Managing Partner at Brookwood P.C.
- *Sarah Brennan*, General Counsel at Delphi Ventures
- *Chris Brummer*, Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown Law
- *Lewis Cohen*, Co-Chair at CahillNXT
- *Coy Garrison*, Partner at Steptoe
- *Teresa Goody Guillen*, Partner at BakerHostetler
- *Miles Jennings*, General Counsel at a16z crypto
- *Lee Reiners*, Lecturing Fellow at Duke Financial Economic Center and Duke Law
- *Benjamin Schiffrin*, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets
- *Rodrigo Seira*, Special Counsel at Cooley LLP
- *John Reed Stark*, Founder of John Reed Stark Consulting LLC

The discussion was moderated by *Troy Paredes*, Founder of Paredes Strategies LLC. The event was open to the public and was also live-streamed on the SEC website ¹.