The SEC Division of Trading and Markets (the Division) updated FAQs clarifying broker-dealer obligations and regulatory considerations for crypto asset activities and distributed ledger technology. The Division and FINRA’s Office of General Counsel also withdrew a 2019 Joint Statement regarding broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities.
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SIFMA and the SIFMA Asset Management Group urged the SEC to “apply existing and well-understood securities regulatory principles to digital assets, rather than creating a distinct architecture for this class of assets and transactions.”
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At the fourth SEC Crypto Task Force roundtable, SEC Commissioners framed the regulatory issues over asset tokenization.
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The Congressional Research Service reviewed key issues raised in recent legislative efforts to establish a federal framework for stablecoin regulation.
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Recently sworn-in SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins said one of his top priorities “will be to provide a firm regulatory foundation for digital assets.”
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On 15 April 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its finalised Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), a global standardised format aimed at streamlining cyber and operational incident reporting and enhancing cross-border cooperation.
FIRE is a common framework that financial firms can use to report operational incidents, including cyber
President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and US digital asset stockpile.
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On 12 March 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a consultation report on neo-brokers.
Neo-brokers are a subset of brokers, characterized by providing online-only investment services and by the absence of physical operating branches, thereby using technology to facilitate those services and access to financial markets. Neo-brokers have very limited
On 12 March 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a new consultation report on artificial intelligence (AI) in capital markets.
The purpose of the consultation report is to create a shared understanding among IOSCO members of the issues, risks and challenges that emerging AI technologies used in financial
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce filled senior positions for the new Crypto Task Force.
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