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Crypto Gets Clarity as SEC, CFTC Say Most Tokens Aren’t Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint interpretation on March 17, 2026, declaring that most crypto assets are not securities. ...
SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule for Tokenized Stock Trading Pilot
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a rule change allowing Nasdaq to support trading and settlement of securities in tokenized form. The decision, signed on March 18,...
Coin Center Urges SEC to Prioritize Rulemaking Over Intermediaries
Coin Center has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prioritize formal rulemaking over case-by-case relief and to reassess the role of intermediaries in blockchain-based financial systems....
SEC Clarifies Crypto Rules, Says Most Assets Aren’t Securities
The SEC clarified that most crypto assets are not securities, ending more than a decade of regulatory ambiguity that pushed crypto firms offshore and stifled domestic innovation. SEC Chairman Paul...
SEC’s Move to Narrow Rule 15c2-11 Raises Questions for Crypto
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission proposed on Monday narrowing the scope of a longstanding broker-dealer rule to cover only equity securities, a procedural clarification that carries broader implications...
T. Rowe Price Advances Plan for Active Crypto ETF With New SEC Filing
T. Rowe Price has moved deeper into digital assets with a revised filing for an actively managed crypto ETF. The Baltimore asset manager submitted an amended S-1 registration to the...
SEC Moves to Settle Fraud Case Against Tron Founder Justin Sun
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to end its civil fraud case against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun. A proposed settlement filed in federal court in New York shows...
US Regulators Advance Plans to Regulate Crypto Tokens and Prediction Markets
U.S. financial regulators are taking fresh steps toward establishing clearer rules for the cryptocurrency sector and the rapidly expanding prediction markets industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and...
SEC Proposes Token Classification to White House as CFTC Targets Prediction Markets
On March 3, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted commission-level interpretive guidance to the White House explaining how federal securities laws may apply to crypto assets and related...
SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure
The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance on Feb. 19 through its Division of Trading and Markets. The update explains how broker-dealers can treat payment stablecoins under Exchange...
Ripple Case Returns to Headlines as Emails Criticize SEC
A newly surfaced email linked to files released in the broader Epstein document disclosures has triggered fresh discussion in the crypto community after it referenced the long-running legal battle between...
SEC Says Tokenization Does Not Change Securities Status
U.S. regulators have released fresh guidance explaining how existing securities laws apply to tokenized securities, aiming to reduce confusion as blockchain-based finance grows. On January 28, 2026, staff from the...
SEC and CFTC to Hold Joint Crypto Policy Event on Jan. 27
U.S. financial regulators are taking a united step toward clarifying digital asset oversight, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) set to host...
SEC CFTC will Hold Harmonization Event for Crypto Regulation
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold a joint public event on Tuesday, January 27, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Eastern at...
Thailand SEC Prepares Framework for Crypto ETFs, Futures, and Tokenised Investments
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to introduce a new regulatory framework early this year to support the expansion of digital asset investment products, including crypto exchange-traded funds...
Hoskinson Warns Senate Crypto Bill Hands Control to SEC After 137 Legislative Amendments
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson delivered a critical assessment of the proposed Senate cryptocurrency legislation during his recent broadcast. The blockchain entrepreneur warned that the current bill hands control of the...
House Democrats Engage SEC Amid Heated Crypto Regulation Crash
The heated crypto regulation debate has pushed the House Democrats to engage the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following the delay of the Clarity Act’s markup reading at...
SEC Ends Zcash Probe Without Action, ZEC Price Jumps
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the Zcash Foundation without taking any enforcement action, bringing relief to the privacy-focused crypto sector after more than two...
SEC Chair Calls This a Pivotal Week for U.S. Crypto Regulation
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said this week could be a turning point for cryptocurrency regulation, as Congress moves closer to passing the long-awaited Digital...
SEC’s Finance Deputy Director Cicely LaMothe Retires; Who’s Next?
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the retirement of two senior individuals. On December 29, the SEC announced that Cicely LaMothe, the Deputy Director of the...
Lummis Announces RFIA of 2026 That Differentiates Securities And Commodities
Cynthia Lummis, a US Senator from Wyoming, has announced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2026. The Republican Senator best known for crypto advocacy plans to introduce a bill in...
FTX Case Nears Close as SEC Imposes Long-Term Executive Bans
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it has filed proposed final consent judgments against three former executives of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its trading affiliate Alameda...
SEC Mandate: Broker-Dealers Must Control Private Keys to Custody Crypto
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance that explains how broker-dealers must handle the custody of crypto asset securities The guidance focuses on how firms can meet...
Crypto VC Shima Capital Shutting Down Following SEC Charges Against Founder
Shima Capital, the $200M crypto venture firm that backed major protocols like Monad and Berachain, is officially shutting down. The collapse follows the indictment of founder Yida Gao, who reached...
Aave Cleared: SEC Drops 4-Year Probe, Greenlights DeFi Giant
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into DeFi protocol Aave, bringing an end to a regulatory process that lasted nearly four years, according to Aave founder...
