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One of the most important parts of the new guidance is that it clarifies the way that regulators view staking. If you aren't familiar, staking is the process by which holders lock their coins to help ...

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) issued a landmark joint interpretation 1 of the ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission published interpretive guidance explaining how they might define what is or isn't a security in crypto; the CFTC ...

The SEC’s first-ever crypto taxonomy classifies XRP as a digital commodity alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, officially confirming it is not a security under federal law. The commodity classification ...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretation that clarifies how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving crypto, the regulator said on ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued another statement pertaining to “crypto assets” and federal securities law. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined in the statement.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an official interpretation Tuesday of how federal securities laws should apply to cryptocurrency assets, ...