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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it had rescinded a decades-old policy requiring defendants settling enforcement actions to agree not to publicly deny the agency’s allegations, marking a notable shift in the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.
NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 — Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Tuesday, according to SEC remarks, that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent interpretation of federal securities laws as applied to crypto assets represents a starting point rather than a final regulatory framework.
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretation explaining how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.
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.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a response letter addressing a January 9 submission from Ripple related to digital asset market structure.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a new written submission to the public docket of its Crypto Task Force on January 12, according to materials posted on the regulator’s website.
