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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is launching a crypto task force to clarify the rules of the road for digital assets. In a press release, the agency says pro-crypto Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the agency-wide effort.

With Donald Trump in the White House, the new-look SEC is taking aim at its past crypto regulation tactics and developing a new path forward.