Key Highlights
- Ledger met SEC staff on April 22 to discuss crypto regulation.
- The company raised concerns around self-custodial wallets and registration rules.
- Ledger said self-custody should remain usable for tokenized securities and funds.
Ledger met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force on April 22 to discuss how self-custodial wallets and wallet software interfaces should be treated under federal securities laws, according to a memo released by agency staff.
The meeting involved representatives from Ledger and Thorn Run Partners LLC, with the discussion centered on “approaches to addressing issues related to regulation of crypto assets,” the memo said. SEC staff noted that the group also submitted an attached letter for discussion during the meeting.
In that letter, dated April 6, Ledger asked to discuss the treatment of self-custodial wallets and wallet providers, particularly where wallet software front-end interfaces could potentially trigger broker-dealer or exchange registration questions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company also raised the broader issue of whether self-custody can be used by both retail and institutional users for crypto asset securities, tokenized securities, and funds.
The filing shows that Ledger is trying to draw a clearer regulatory line between self-custody tools and intermediated financial services, a question that has become increasingly important as tokenized financial products move closer to mainstream markets. While the memo does not indicate any SEC decision or policy shift, it confirms that wallet regulation remains an active point of engagement between the agency and crypto firms.
The attendees listed for the meeting included Seth Hertlein, Ledger’s Global Head of Policy; Reuben Smith-Vaughan, Head of Policy for the Americas at Ledger; and Chris Hayes, a partner at Thorn Run Partners.
For the broader market, the significance lies less in the meeting itself and more in what Ledger chose to emphasize: front-end wallet software, self-custody rights, and the ability for tokenized securities to be held without forcing users into traditional intermediary structures. Those issues sit at the heart of the current U.S. debate over how far existing securities rules can be stretched to cover crypto infrastructure.
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