SEC and CFTC unveil new crypto guidance declaring most digital assets are not securities
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026·Source: r/CryptoCurrency·US·corporate
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Cross-source context: The Block highlights the SEC is seeking to clarify how federal securities laws apply to certain cryptocurrencies and transactions. Cointelegraph highlights the interpretative notice included information on token taxonomy and what digital assets the regulator would consider a security under federal law. CoinDesk highlights securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
The SEC has issued an official interpretation clarifying the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets and transactions, marking a significant step in regulatory clarity for the industry.
The SEC is seeking to clarify how federal securities laws apply to certain cryptocurrencies and transactions.
Cointelegraph
The interpretative notice included information on token taxonomy and what digital assets the regulator would consider a security under federal law.
CoinDesk
Securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
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Swarm Claim
SEC Declares 'Most Crypto Assets' Not Securities, Including Staking, Airdrops and Bitcoin Mining.
Securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
The SEC has issued an official interpretation clarifying the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets and transactions, marking a significant step in regulatory clarity for the industry.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shared the informal guidance it'll use to classify crypto securities alongside its sister agency overseeing commodities.
The SEC has issued an official interpretation clarifying the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets and transactions, marking a significant step in regulatory clarity for the industry.
The SEC chairman made clear that formal new ties between the U.S. markets regulators will run so deep as to include combined meetings with firms pitching products.
