The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a package of measures that will allow certain users to cross‑margin cash U.S. Treasury securities and related Treasury futures. The step marks another stage in the rollout of the US Treasury clearing framework and aims to support liquidity and resilience in the market. Singapore Summit: Meet…
The March 2026 joint framework from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission represents the most significant regulatory development in U.S. crypto history. While most of my peers see this as “good”, I view this moment with cautious optimism. The classification of 16 major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved on Wednesday Nasdaq’s proposal to allow certain securities to trade in tokenized form, a significant milestone to integrate blockchain tech into U.S. equity markets. Nasdaq’s tokenization plan ties into a pilot run by the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which will handle clearing and settlement of tokenized trades….
Key Takeaways The SEC published interpretive guidance on March 17 classifying crypto into five distinct categories under federal securities law. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and other named digital commodities are not securities under the new framework. A formal rulemaking proposal of more than 400 pages, including an innovation exemption, is expected within two weeks. Mar. 18…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its lawsuit against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun after reaching a $10 million settlement with one of his companies, closing a legal dispute that began three years ago. The settlement follows a series of SEC actions that were dropped or settled in recent months, including cases involving Kraken…
Like the SEC, the derivatives trading regulator, the CFTC, is also working to regulate prediction markets. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has inched closer to creating guardrails to ascertain how cryptocurrencies are regulated. In a recent commission-level guidance submitted to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Tron and founder Justin Sun on Thursday, the SEC said in a court filing. Under the terms of the settlement, Rainberry Inc., one of the companies associated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine and be barred from future violations of securities…
XRP Australia 2026 turned into an unexpected window into Washington’s inner workings when Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that former SEC Chair Gary Gensler had privately apologized and admitted, during a high‑level White House meeting, that he had been wrong about XRP. The revelation marks an unbelievable shift in tone after years of aggressive SEC…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have announced they are relaunching the Project Crypto initiative as a joint policy effort to prepare US markets for the digital era. SEC-CFTC Joint Efforts For Project Crypto On Thursday, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig revealed that the regulatory agency is partnering with the…
The SEC and CFTC have relaunched Project Crypto to provide clear, coordinated regulation for the growing U.S. digital asset industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have relaunched Project Crypto in a coordinated effort to provide regulatory clarity for the digital asset industry. The initiative is…