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SEC Chair Discusses Digital-Asset Oversight and CAT in Senate Banking Committee Testimony

WASHINGTON, February 12, 2026 — Paul S. Atkins, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered testimony Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, outlining the agency’s regulatory priorities, including matters concerning digital assets and the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), according to prepared remarks released by the Commission.

SEC publishes ETF and fund merger data

SEC Publishes New Data on ETFs, Fund Mergers and Market Participants

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published new datasets and staff analyses examining developments across the U.S. investment fund landscape, including the growth of active exchange-traded funds, fee outcomes following fund mergers, and updated statistics covering several categories of regulated market participants.

Regulatory document representing a public policy submission

SEC Issues Order on Nasdaq BX Options Listing Proposal Involving Crypto Assets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an order relating to a proposed rule change filed by Nasdaq BX, Inc. concerning its options listing standards and the treatment of certain instruments referencing “crypto assets.” The SEC’s order was published under Release No. 34-104647 and addresses a filing submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 19b-4.

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SEC Crypto Task Force Posts New Industry Submissions on Wallet Providers and Broker-Dealer Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has published a new set of industry submissions outlining views on how existing securities regulations should apply to digital asset activities, according to materials posted to the agency’s public docket on January 15.