SEC Deputy Director Cicely LaMothe Ends 24-Year Tenure After Leading Seven Crypto Guidance Actions

Cicely LaMothe has retired from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a 24-year career, concluding her role as deputy director of the Division of Corporation Finance. During her tenure, she helped steer seven staff guidance documents on issues such as stablecoins, liquid staking, mining, meme coins, and crypto exchange-traded products, and later faced congressional questions over Tron founder Justin Sun's reverse merger listing on Nasdaq amid broader shifts in SEC crypto enforcement policy.