WASHINGTON, August 27, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged 38 entities over alleged material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed between 2025 and 2026, accusing them of using the filings to falsely portray themselves as legitimate advisory firms to U.S. investors.
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new regulatory framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets, including registration exemptions for offerings of up to $75 million and a conditional safe harbor addressing when a crypto asset would no longer be subject to an investment contract.
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to further harmonize regulatory frameworks applicable to portfolio margining across securities, security-based swaps, futures, swaps and related positions.
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential ways to further update, clarify and harmonize certain derivatives product definitions and address interpretive questions involving emerging products and alternative compliance frameworks.
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2026–2030 that outlines the agency’s regulatory and operational priorities, including a commitment to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies.
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal by Nasdaq PHLX LLC to list and trade cash-settled options tied to the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index, marking another step in the expansion of regulated U.S. market infrastructure for bitcoin-linked derivatives.
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday proposed sweeping amendments to the rules governing registered securities offerings and public-company reporting requirements, in what the agency described as a major effort to modernize the U.S. public capital markets framework and reduce regulatory burdens on issuers.
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it had rescinded a decades-old policy requiring defendants settling enforcement actions to agree not to publicly deny the agency’s allegations, marking a notable shift in the SEC’s enforcement framework.
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig said the agency is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to further align oversight, rulemaking and enforcement efforts across increasingly interconnected securities and derivatives markets, including the digital asset sector, according to remarks published Tuesday by the CFTC.
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday, in a statement, that it has proposed rule and form amendments that would allow public companies to file semiannual reports in place of quarterly reports to meet interim reporting obligations under federal securities laws.
