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CFTC Staff Issues FAQs Concerning Registrant and Registered Entity Activities Relating to Crypto Assets and Blockchain Technologies

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The CFTC issued FAQs on March 20, 2026, providing clarification on how registered entities and market participants should handle crypto assets and blockchain technologies in their operations, building directly on the agency's tokenized collateral guidance and no-action relief issued in late 2025 and early 2026. This guidance is critical because it operationalizes the SEC-CFTC joint interpretation issued just three days earlier (March 17, 2026), which established a binding regulatory framework classifying 16 crypto assets as digital commodities and clarifying the treatment of non-security crypto assets under federal law.

Sectors:
Crypto & Digital AssetsCapital Markets & TradingPayments & E-Money
Topics:
Authorisation & LicensingOperational Resilience / OutsourcingTechnology & Cyber
Crypto ExchangeBroker DealerFintech
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SEC and CFTC Reschedule Joint Event on Harmonization, U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig will hold a joint event, previously scheduled for Jan. 27, now rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at CFTC…

Sectors:
Crypto & Digital AssetsCapital Markets & Trading
Topics:
Authorisation & LicensingTechnology & Cyber
Crypto ExchangeFintech
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SEC and CFTC to Hold Joint Event on Harmonization, U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig will hold a joint event on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CFTC headquarters to discuss harmonization between the…

Sectors:
Banking & CreditCapital Markets & TradingCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
Authorisation & LicensingReporting & DisclosureTechnology & Cyber
BankBroker DealerCrypto Exchange
Fintech
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Keith E. Cassidy Named Director of the Division of Examinations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Keith E. Cassidy has been appointed Director of the Division of Examinations. Mr. Cassidy has served as Acting Director since May 2024 and previously was the division’s Deputy Director, Acting…

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Banking & CreditInvestment ManagementCapital Markets & Trading
Topics:
Technology & CyberAuthorisation & LicensingSenior Managers / Governance
BankBroker DealerAsset Manager
Fintech
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SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Delivers to Congress Report on Activities for Fiscal Year 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2025 to Congress, highlighting the initiatives and work of the office during the fiscal year.The report includes:An…

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Investment ManagementCapital Markets & TradingCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
Consumer Protection / ConductReporting & DisclosureTechnology & Cyber
Asset ManagerBroker DealerCrypto Exchange
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SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has announced the agenda and panelists for its rescheduled Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy.“New technologies give us a fresh opportunity to recalibrate financial surveillance…

Sectors:
Banking & CreditInvestment ManagementCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
AML / Financial CrimeTechnology & CyberMarket Abuse / Surveillance
BankBroker DealerCrypto Exchange
Fintech
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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host Dec. 4 Meeting on Regulatory Changes in Corporate Governance, the Tokenization of Equity Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on Dec. 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be webcast on the SEC website.The committee will host two panels:Regulatory Changes in Corporate…

Sectors:
Capital Markets & TradingCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
Reporting & DisclosureAuthorisation & LicensingTechnology & Cyber
Broker DealerCrypto ExchangeAll Firms
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SEC Announces New Date and Time for Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has rescheduled its Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable, previously scheduled for October, to Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.“I am looking forward to getting this event back on the calendar…

Sectors:
Banking & CreditCapital Markets & TradingCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
AML / Financial CrimeConsumer Protection / ConductTechnology & Cyber
BankBroker DealerCrypto Exchange
Fintech
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SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2026 Priorities

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today released its 2026 examination priorities. The Division publishes its annual examination priorities to provide transparency to registrants and investors about the topics that the…

Sectors:
Investment ManagementCapital Markets & TradingCrypto & Digital Assets
Topics:
Technology & CyberReporting & DisclosureAuthorisation & Licensing
Asset ManagerBroker DealerCrypto Exchange
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