The SEC’s statement regarding the commission doesn’t really provide much insight into what it will seek to do, other than “provide clarity” on the rules regulating the crypto industry. It will likely achieve that by just stripping back those rules altogether,

The SEC announced an initiative Tuesday to create a regulatory framework for digital assets with a new internal task force led by Republican commissioner Hester Peirce.

Bitcoin (BTC) prices reached an all-time high of £88,369 ($109,134) on 20th January after the US Securities and Exchange Commission, led by the newly appointed acting Chair, Mark Uyeda, unveiled a crypto task force to develop a new regulatory framework for the industry.