WASHINGTON, February 19, 2026 — Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a frequently asked question addressing the treatment of payment stablecoins under the broker-dealer net capital rule, Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1, according to a Feb. 19 statement by Hester M.
DENVER, Feb. 18, 2026 — Paul S. Atkins outlined potential regulatory initiatives for digital assets, including an innovation exemption for tokenized securities and custody rulemaking for non-security crypto assets, during remarks delivered with Hester M.
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance said it is preparing recommendations relating to crypto assets, including interpretive guidance and a possible rule proposal addressing securities treatment, according to a statement published Friday by Division Director James Moloney.
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.
On February 9, 2026, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda delivered remarks at the Asset Management Derivatives Forum in Austin, Texas, discussing implementation of the Commission’s Treasury Clearing Rule and broader market structure developments.
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.
Bitwise Asset Management has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed Bitwise Uniswap ETF, according to a filing published on the SEC’s EDGAR system on February 5, 2026.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 2, 2026, issued an order staying certain administrative proceedings and establishing procedures for emergency filings during the stay period (SEC Release No. 33-11406).
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 2, 2026, issued an order dismissing administrative proceedings against American CryptoFed DAO LLC, formally closing a matter tied to the firm’s attempted registration filings.
Senior leaders of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week discussed closer coordination on digital asset regulation during a joint public event focused on harmonizing oversight of crypto markets.
