The American Commission of Securities and Stock Exchange (SEC) announced on Monday the establishment of the Cyber unit and emerging technologies (CeTUs), aimed at combating improper behavior in cryptographic sectors and artificial intelligence (AI).
SEC strategic movement in order to combat improper cybernetic proceedings
According to The official release from SEC CeT will replace previous cryptocurrency and cybernetic resources and will be conducted by Laura d’Allaird.
The unit will consist of about 30 specialists in specialists and fraudsters from various SEC offices, bringing extensive experience in fintech and cybersecurity regulatory efforts.
The duties of the chairman of SEC Mark T. Uyeda emphasized the importance of this recent unit, stating that he would supplement the work of a cryptographic task group led by Commissioner Hester Peirce.
The chairman of the UYEDA noticed that the Ceta’s mission is not only to protect investors, but also to promote capital and market efficiency, thus supporting the environment conducive to innovations.
Cethum will focus on various priority areas regarding the wrong procedure related to Cyber. This includes dealing with false activities using advanced technologies such as AI and machine learningas well as testing programs using social media platforms, a gloomy network or dishonest websites.
The unit will also direct hacker incidents to obtain non -public materials and will fight unauthorized access and manipulation of brokerage accounts.
In addition, CETA will examine false practices including blockchain and cryptographic assets, while ensuring that regulated entities observe existing cyber security principles and monitoring public issuers in terms of misleading disclosure.
Steps to improve cryptocurrencies
This initiative follows the previous SEC establishment From the cryptocurrency task group on January 21, 2025, under the leadership of Commissioner Hester Peirce, the Task group strives to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrency assets, signaling a proactive Secure approach to more significant involvement in the sector.
Commissioner Peirce He noted that the success of the task group depends on cooperation with various stakeholders, including investors, industry participants and scientists.
She called on members of the cryptographic community to actively participate in discussions and provide contributions through various channels, such as public comments and round tables.
A double SEC approach, combining the efforts of the newly created task group CETA and Crypto, means a key change in regulatory supervision under the recent president Donald Trump Administration, which aims to clarify regulatory boundaries, establish feasible registration paths and ensure a reasonable framework for disclosure of information.
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