SEC Names Panelists for Crypto Custody Roundtable

"It is important for the SEC to grapple with custody issues, which are some of the most challenging as we seek to integrate crypto assets into our regulatory structure ... We look forward to hearing from experts on these important issues."
Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner
"It is important for the SEC to grapple with custody issues, which are some of the most challenging as we seek to integrate crypto assets into our regulatory structure ... We look forward to hearing from experts on these important issues."
Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner

The SEC's Crypto Task Force announced the panelists for its upcoming roundtable, "Know Your Custodian: Key Considerations for Crypto Custody." The roundtable is scheduled for April 25, 2025.  

The two-part agenda includes a separate focus on broker-dealer custody and investment adviser custody.

On custody issues for broker dealers, the panelists include:

  • Jason Allegrante, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Fireblocks
  • Rachel Anderika, Head of Global Operations, Chief Operating Officer, Anchorage Digital Bank
  • Terrence Dempsey, Head of Product Strategy, Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC
  • Mark Greenberg, VP Consumer Business & Product Unit, Kraken
  • Veronica McGregor, Chief Legal Officer, Exodus Movement, Inc.
  • Baylor Myers, Vice President, Corporate Development at BitGo
  • Brandon Russell, CEO, Etana Custody Inc.
  • Tammy Weinrib, Chief Compliance Officer, BSA Officer of the Americas for Copper Technologies Ltd.

On custody issues for investment advisers, the panelists include:

  • Justin Browder, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Mike Didiuk, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP
  • Larry Florio, General Counsel, 1kx
  • Eliott Frank, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Distributed Global LLC
  • Susan Gault-Brown, Partner, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
  • Adam Levitin, Professor of Law and Finance, Georgetown Law Center
  • Ryan Louvar, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Digital Assets, WisdomTree, Inc.
  • Neel Maitra, Partner, Dechert LLP
  • Charles Mooney, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

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