SEC Chair Says ‘Historic’ Crypto Clarity Lets Issuers Know Which Tokens Are Securities Before Launch
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said Project Crypto delivers what he described as “historic” regulatory clarity, allowing digital asset issuers to determine before launch whether a token qualifies as a security subject to SEC o...
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Why this matters
SEC is showing up inside the Regulation theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
Original source
Read on Bitcoin NewsRelated market context
SEC staff says certain crypto buybacks and staking tokens fall outside securities laws
SEC staff issued new crypto guidance covering token buybacks, staking receipt tokens, marketing and when ongoing network developme...
SEC staff’s staking-token split spotlights the exit risks behind staked ETH tokens
An ETH holder can sell a liquid-staking token while the ETH behind it remains staked. A Sept. 25 SEC staff FAQ draws a conditional...
SEC Clarifies When Crypto Buybacks And Network Upgrades Can Raise Securities Questions
TL;DR SEC staff has published new FAQs explaining how federal securities laws may apply to crypto-asset buybacks, network upgrades...
SEC Staff Clear Token Buybacks on Working Networks, With a Warning for Unfinished Ones
More crypto projects are using revenue to buy back their own tokens, the way public companies repurchase stock. Ethena proposed a...
SEC clears regulatory hurdle as crypto token buybacks hit record $638 million
Crypto projects spent about $638 million with token buybacks through late August 2026, according to Allium Labs data. That is alre...
Crypto Is Losing Two Top Washington Voices as Mersinger and Peirce Set Their Exits
The CEO of the crypto industry’s Blockchain Association and the SEC commissioner who leads the agency’s Crypto Task Force both mad...