U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Policy

Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as It Stretches to Second-Longest

The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC Takes Preliminary Step to Expand Universe of Crypto Custody to State Trusts

Another no-action letter from the agency staff signals the SEC's view that state-chartered trusts are fine for handling digital asset custody.

U.S. SEC headquarter in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

SEC's Bow to DoubleZero Carries Major Weight for Decentralized Infrastructure: Peirce

The U.S. regulator's decision to give the project's token distributions a pass represents the right get-out-of-the-way approach, Commissioner Hester Peirce said.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Is 'Job One' as U.S. SEC, CFTC Move Into Harmony on Policies: Chairman Atkins

Both agencies are moving forward "in lockstep" on similar efforts to open the policy gates to crypto businesses, which Atkins told reporters is the "top priority."

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC's Atkins Says Agency Pushing Toward 2025 Rules Allowing Crypto Firm Innovation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to weigh a new digital assets "innovation exemption" by the end of the year, the chairman said.

Paul Atkins has been confirmed by the Senate to take over the Securities and Exchange Commission as chairman. (Senate Banking Committee)

Markets

Crypto ETF 'Floodgates' Open With SEC Listing Standards, But Price Impact May Be Uneven

The regulator's move sets the stage for a wave of new crypto products coming to market, but that alone won’t drive demand, analysts cautioned.

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Policy

Nasdaq Seeks Nod From U.S. SEC to Tokenize Stocks

The leading U.S. exchange for technology giants is moving toward blockchain-based listing and trading of stocks, filing a request with the SEC to pursue it.

Nasdaq. (CoinDesk Archives)

Policy

Chainlink Co-Founder Sees Tokenization as Rising Future After Meeting SEC's Atkins

Sergey Nazarov met with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and told CoinDesk he's impressed by how serious Atkins is about moving quickly on tokenization.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Policy

U.S. SEC's Atkins Posts Agency's Near-Term Agenda Jammed With Crypto Efforts

The securities regulator routinely posts an outline of its rulemaking agenda, and this latest one shows crypto's "new day" at the agency.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC, CFTC Combine Forces to Clear Registered Firms' Trading of Spot Crypto

The markets agencies said in a joint statement they're OK with certain crypto assets trading on registered entities now, before Congress' market structure bill.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)