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Industry experts say new joint guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finally clarifies when crypto tokens cease to be securities, introducing a dynamic framework that could immediately expand institutional participation while forcing p

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced Tuesday that the Commission has implemented a token taxonomy establishing that four categories of cryptocurrency - digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, and payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act - are not securities under federal law. The joi

The CFTC's Market Participants Division issued a no-action position Monday to Phantom Technologies Inc., the developer of the Phantom self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, stating it will not recommend enforcement against the company for failing to register as an introducing broker in connection wit

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is signaling closer oversight of prediction markets as the fast-growing sector begins to intersect more directly with traditional financial infrastructure. What Happened The agency’s Division of Market Oversight issued a new advisory on March 12 r

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig outlined the agency's most expansive crypto regulatory agenda to date Monday at the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton. The plan covers DeFi developer registration, prediction market rulemaking, perpetual futures classification, and AI-driven trading over