SEC & CFTC Digital Assets
Material regulatory developments from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 4 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
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SEC proposes amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 expanding ATS definition to include DeFi protocols
The SEC has proposed rule changes that would bring decentralized finance protocols under the regulatory umbrella of Alternative Trading Systems. The amendment targets platforms facilitating token swaps exceeding $50M dai…
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SEC enforcement action against crypto lending platform for unregistered securities offering
The Commission filed charges against a major crypto lending platform alleging the firm offered and sold crypto asset lending products that constituted unregistered securities. The complaint seeks disgorgement of $340M in…
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SEC approves spot Ethereum ETF amendments allowing staking yield pass-through
The Commission approved amendments to existing spot Ethereum ETF registration statements permitting the pass-through of staking rewards to fund shareholders. The approval includes enhanced disclosure requirements and a 3…
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SEC Division of Examinations publishes 2026 priorities: crypto compliance tops the list
The SEC's examination division released its annual priorities letter placing crypto asset compliance, stablecoin reserves, and DeFi protocol governance as the top three examination focus areas for 2026. Registered invest…
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