[Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, to Retire After Developing Crypto Guidelines] According to The Block, Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance, who played a key role in shaping the agency's approach to cryptocurrency regulation, is set to retire. On Monday, the SEC announced LaMothe's retirement in a statement. The SEC noted that over the past year, LaMothe contributed to drafting several significant staff statements related to cryptocurrency, including one clarifying that meme coins are not securities and another explaining the agency's stance on staking. In addition to cryptocurrency-related matters, LaMothe also led efforts to provide policy recommendations on draft prospectuses submitted by companies.