The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership said on Tuesday it had created a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, in the first major move by President Donald Trump's new administration to overhaul crypto policy.

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 and the wider crypto market held gains sparked by the launch of a Securities and Exchange Commission task force on US digital-asset regulations, part of President Donald Trump’s wider embrace of the sector.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it was forming a new cryptocurrency task force "dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets." The task force's focuses "will be to help the Commission draw clear regulatory lines,

According to a Jan. 21 announcement, the agency is creating a crypto task force dedicated to developing a framework for digital assets. The task force will be led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, dubbed “Crypto Mom” for her pro-crypto stance when it comes to regulation.

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.