SEC proposed a crypto safe harbor and exemptions for network development
The proposal sought comment on pathways between capital formation, decentralization and a mature network.
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SEC commissioner flagged questions around crypto vaults and lending strategies
The statement examined structures that combine custody, strategy execution and yield-like products.
UK and U.S. backed cross-border stablecoin coordination
A joint statement supported regulated stablecoins in payments, settlement and tokenized financial markets.
FCA set final crypto rules ahead of the UK's 2027 authorization regime
The framework covered financial resilience, market integrity, stablecoins, custody and staking-related firms.
Bank of England proposed a £40 billion guardrail for each systemic stablecoin
Draft rules paired an issuance limit with reserve, redemption and central-bank-deposit requirements.
Federal banking agencies proposed customer-identification rules for stablecoin issuers
The proposal would apply bank-like identification requirements to supervised payment-stablecoin issuers.
CFTC staff opened a path to convert perpetual-style futures into true digital-commodity perpetuals
A no-action letter addressed conversion procedures for designated contract markets.
CFTC set policy for perpetual contracts and approved a bitcoin perpetual submission
The agency paired a policy statement with staff interpretations and an approval involving a BTCPERP contract.
SEC commissioner addressed when crypto user interfaces implicate registration
The statement focused attention on the boundary between software interfaces and regulated intermediary activity.
CFTC staff published operational FAQs for crypto and blockchain activities
The answers followed tokenized-collateral and digital-asset margin letters with additional implementation detail.
SEC and CFTC issued a joint crypto-asset taxonomy and securities interpretation
The framework addressed investment contracts, non-security crypto assets, stablecoins, airdrops, mining, staking and wrapping.
SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum to coordinate oversight
The agencies created a Joint Harmonization Initiative spanning definitions, clearing, collateral, reporting and crypto assets.
SEC staff allowed a 2% haircut treatment for qualifying payment stablecoins
A broker-dealer FAQ drew a sharp distinction from the 100% treatment some firms had considered using.
SEC leaders outlined an incremental crypto innovation-exemption agenda
At ETHDenver, the chairman and a commissioner discussed tokenized trading, custody, privacy and coordination with the CFTC.
CFTC staff expanded a payment-stablecoin definition to include national trust banks
The revised no-action position addressed stablecoins accepted as margin collateral by futures commission merchants.
SEC and CFTC leaders put crypto harmonization on a joint stage
The agencies used a January 29 event to frame coordination as a central part of their digital-asset agenda.
SEC staff separated issuer and third-party models for tokenized securities
A cross-divisional statement explained that tokenization changes recordkeeping and representation, not the underlying status of a security.
Tether launched USA₮ for the U.S. stablecoin market
The company introduced a separate dollar token under the new federal stablecoin framework, with Anchorage Digital Bank named as issuer.
CFTC launched a new Innovation Advisory Committee
The committee expanded the agency's formal channel for input on financial technology, including digital assets and market infrastructure.
CFTC staff issued a no-action letter addressing event contracts
The January action became an early marker in the agency's 2026 approach to prediction-market oversight.
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