#ALEO Analysis: US SEC May Evaluate Regulatory Weight Given to Crypto Privacy Projects in Rulemaking Process

Summary generated by AI: The US SEC will hold a roundtable discussion on December 15 about cryptocurrency and privacy, with topics covering the regulatory weight given to crypto privacy projects. If a consensus is reached, flexibility may be incorporated into relevant rules; otherwise, it may lead to a confrontation between privacy and surveillance.

According to Jinse Finance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will host a roundtable on December 15 covering cryptocurrency, financial surveillance, and privacy. Participants will include Zooko Wilcox, founder of crypto privacy project Zcash, among others. CryptoSlate editor-in-chief Liam Wright wrote an analysis stating that the SEC may use this meeting to evaluate how much regulatory weight should be given to crypto privacy projects during its rulemaking process. If a consensus is reached that zero-knowledge proofs can meet compliance obligations, this flexibility could be incorporated into digital asset broker-dealer, alternative trading system, and custody rules. If the meeting is split into two camps—“privacy is a right” and “privacy enables crime”—then the current surveillance-focused framework may continue, pushing privacy advocates toward litigation.