Mark T. Uyeda

Rule Changes

First Asian Pacific American SEC commissioner

Caroline Crenshaw walked out of the SEC on January 2, 2026, leaving the agency with three commissioners—all Republicans—for the first time in nearly two decades. She was the lone vote against Bitcoin ETFs, the single dissent on 13 crypto approvals, and the industry's most consistent obstacle. Her departure didn't just tilt the commission. It erased the opposition.

Updated May 19

Rule Changes

Participated in opening remarks for the Dec. 15 roundtable

The SEC spent years telling crypto: "We can't see you, so we can't trust you." Now it's hosting a public, recorded forum on the most explosive question in the space: how much visibility regulators should demand—and how much privacy Americans should keep.

Updated May 15