The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed rule changes that its chair said would \u201chelp clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market\u201d as part of its annual agenda.<\/p>\n
In a Tuesday notice, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said<\/a> that the agency\u2019s 2026 agenda was intended to align with the Trump administration\u2019s policy goals on crypto, which included clarification on tokenized securities and capital raising with digital assets. The agenda included three proposed rule changes addressing crypto broker-dealers, digital assets on alternative trading systems and national securities exchanges, and potential exemptions and safe harbors for digital assets.<\/p>\n \u201cThe proposed rules may provide greater certainty to the market, facilitate capital formation, and accommodate innovation within the crypto asset markets while, at the same time, ensuring that investors are adequately protected and provided with the information they need to make informed investment decisions,\u201d said<\/a> the SEC on one of the proposed rules \u201crelating to the offer and sale of crypto assets.\u201d<\/p>\n The proposed rules came as the US Congress is debating provisions in a crypto market structure bill<\/a> expected to shift much of the oversight and enforcement of the industry from the SEC to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In March, Atkins said that the SEC<\/a> would move forward with an agency \u201cbridge\u201d to clarify crypto regulation, but signaled that he would defer to legislation if it was passed by Congress.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Warren claims SEC\u2019s Atkins likely misled Congress over enforcement data<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The SEC\u2019s approach to crypto under US President Donald Trump and Atkins has many critics accusing<\/a> the administration of a \u201cpay-to-play scheme.\u201d Democratic lawmakers said in a January letter that Trump and those associated with him had financially benefited from companies that had previously been subject to enforcement actions or potential regulatory entanglements, including Binance, Coinbase, Ripple Labs and Kraken, that were later dropped.<\/p>\n \u201cThe SEC\u2019s decision to let those who violated the securities laws go without consequences, together with recent statements by Chair Atkins that \u2018most crypto tokens are not securities,\u2019 despite holdings by federal district courts that at least some tokens are securities, has left a vacuum whereby securities violations by crypto firms are not enforced and US investors are not protected,\u201d three Democratic House members said in a January letter to Atkins.<\/p>\n Answering questions from reporters on Monday, Trump said that he<\/a> \u201cgot involved in [crypto] a little bit for politics\u201d after calling Bitcoin (BTC) a \u201cscam\u201d following his first term. He initially said that he was \u201cnot a fan\u201d of cryptocurrencies, but in the lead-up to the 2024 election, began speaking with industry leaders and promoting the technology in public appearances.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>AI is banking the unbanked in Africa\u2026 faster than crypto<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed rule changes that its chair said would \u201chelp clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market\u201d as part of its annual agenda. 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