Acting SEC chair Uyeda launches crypto task force

Trump’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun its reboot with a dedicated effort to resolve the regulatory ambiguity surrounding cryptocurrencies that persisted under the previous administration. “The SEC can do better” read a Jan. 21 statement announcing the creation of a crypto task force by Mark Uyeda, the acting chair of the Securities and […]

Crypto ally Mark Uyeda to serve as interim SEC chair

President Trump’s administration has picked pro-Bitcoin Mark Uyeda as the interim chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. President Donald Trump has selected crypto ally and SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda to lead the SEC temporarily, pending Senate confirmation of Paul Atkins, Trump’s nominee for the agency’s permanent chair. The announcement came just hours after […]