SEC and CFTC Announce Historic Memorandum of Understanding Between Agencies
Why this matters
This MOU between the SEC and CFTC aims to coordinate oversight and support innovation in the capital markets, particularly in the crypto/digital assets space. It is relevant for broker-dealers and crypto exchanges as it impacts their regulatory compliance and authorization requirements.
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What the SEC said
The two agencies have entered into a MOU to guide coordination and collaboration to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection.
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Context
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — Primary regulator of US securities markets. We track 295 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Market Abuse / Surveillance, Authorisation & Licensing, Capital Markets & Trading and Crypto & Digital Assets.