Regulation Crypto

SEC

2026-08-14 00:17:34

SEC Cancels 'Regulation Crypto' Meeting Amid Scheduling Issues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday evening that its scheduled "Regulation Crypto" rulemaking meeting, set for August 15, has been canceled due to "unforeseen scheduling issues." A new date has not been announced. The rule is seen as the SEC's first major rulemaking attempt in the digital asset space, designed to offer a limited exemption framework for crypto securities offerings, allowing issuers to move forward without triggering full registration requirements and eventually exit SEC oversight. SEC Chair Paul Atkins had previously listed this rulemaking as a core part of his digital asset regulatory agenda. The industry had also hoped the SEC would advance a separate "tokenized securities innovation exemption," but that too faces delays. Meanwhile, the Senate's Digital Asset Market Clarity Act remains stalled, with bipartisan and White House negotiations yet to cross the 60-vote threshold. Both regulatory pathways for the crypto industry—administrative rulemaking and legislative action—are currently gridlocked.

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SEC

2026-08-13 22:28:59

US SEC Postpones Meeting on 'Regulation Crypto' Rules, No New Date Set

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed a meeting that had been scheduled for Friday, at which it planned to propose rules dubbed "Regulation Crypto." The SEC said the cancellation was due to "unforeseen scheduling issues" and has not announced a new date. The news was reported by CoinDesk.

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SEC

2026-08-12 01:33:00

SEC moves to launch crypto rule proposal as CLARITY Act stalls in Senate

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to vote on Aug. 14 on whether to formally issue a proposal for a tailored issuance framework for crypto asset investment contracts, known as Regulation Crypto. The move marks the first formal crypto rulemaking step under SEC Chair Paul Atkins and comes just days after momentum behind the CLARITY Act slowed in the Senate. The agency’s vote would not create a final rule yet; it would only open the proposal for public comment, a process that would likely run for 60 to 90 days before any revisions and a final adoption timeline that, at the earliest, points to 2027. Still, the significance for the market lies less in the schedule and more in the signal that U.S. crypto oversight is advancing even without Congress. With CLARITY facing procedural and political obstacles, Washington now has two active tracks for crypto regulation: legislation through Congress and administrative rulemaking through the SEC. One offers broader authority, the other a faster route within the SEC’s existing jurisdiction.

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SEC

2026-08-11 10:10:57

SEC Sets Aug. 14 Vote on Regulation Crypto, Opening Door to First Formal U.S. Crypto Offering Rule

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to vote on Friday, Aug. 14, on whether to formally propose Regulation Crypto, a rule package that could give token issuers their first written route to sell digital assets without registering with the agency. The open meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, will consider a proposal to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has put the initiative at the center of his crypto agenda. When Atkins outlined the framework in April, after White House review, he pointed to several possible components: a startup exemption that could let early-stage projects raise roughly $5 million over four years with lighter disclosure, another exemption for offerings of up to about $75 million annually, and a safe harbor under which a token would no longer be treated as a security once its team stops carrying out managerial functions. Unlike recent SEC staff statements on memecoins, stablecoins, staking, and wallet software, a finalized rule would carry legal force and bind future commissions unless they go through their own rulemaking process to reverse it.

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