Crypto@SEC

Jan. 31, 2025

Staff across the Commission is addressing crypto related issues. Some of the work is featured below.

DateSpeaker/DivisionStatementSummary
11/24/25Division of Corporation FinanceNo Action Letter- Fuse Crypto Limited
(Incoming Letter)
Based on the facts presented, the Division will not recommend enforcement action to the Commission if, in reliance on your opinion as counsel, Fuse offers and sells the Tokens in the manner and under the circumstances described in your letter without registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act and does not register the Tokens as a class of equity securities under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
09/30/25Division of Investment ManagementNo Action Letter- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
(Incoming Letter)
Based upon the incoming letter, under certain circumstances the Division of Investment Management would not recommend enforcement action to the Commission under the Custody Provisions against a Registered Adviser or Regulated Fund for treating a State Trust Company as a “bank” with respect to the placement and maintenance of Crypto Assets and Related Cash and/or Cash Equivalents.
09/29/25Division of Corporation FinanceNo Action Letter- DoubleZero
(Incoming Letter)
Based on the facts presented, the Division will not recommend enforcement action to the Commission if, in reliance on your opinion as counsel, Programmatic Transfers that are conducted in the manner and under the circumstances described in your letter are not registered under Section 5 of the Securities Act and 2Z is not registered as a class of equity securities under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
09/05/25Chairman Paul S. Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionJoint Statement from the Chairman of the SEC and Acting Chairman of the CFTC

To the extent possible and appropriate in the public interest under existing statutes, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission should consider harmonizing product and venue definitions; streamlining reporting and data standards; aligning capital and margin frameworks; and standing up coordinated innovation exemptions using each agency’s existing exemptive authority.

09/04/25Paul S. Atkins, ChairmanStatement on the Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda

The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions covers potential rule proposals related to the offer and sale of crypto assets to help clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market. A key priority of my Chairmanship is clear rules of the road for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets while continuing to discourage bad actors from violating the law.

09/02/25Staff of SEC and CFTCSEC-CFTC Joint Staff Statement (Project Crypto-Crypto Sprint)

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk are announcing a cross-agency initiative in furtherance of the SEC’s Project Crypto and the CFTC’s Crypto Sprint to coordinate efforts regarding the process for enabling the trading of certain spot crypto asset products.

08/05/25Division of Corporation FinanceStatement on Certain Liquid Staking ActivitiesAs part of an effort to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets, the Division of Corporation Finance is providing its views on liquid staking, a specific type of Protocol Staking.
07/01/25Division of Corporation FinanceStatement on Crypto Asset Exchange-Traded ProductsAs part of an effort to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets, the Division of Corporation Finance is providing its views on the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to offerings and registrations of securities by issuers of crypto asset exchange-traded products.
05/29/25Division of Corporation FinanceStatement on Certain Protocol Staking ActivitiesThe SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has clarified its view that certain proof-of-stake blockchain protocol “staking” activities are not securities transactions within the scope of the federal securities laws.
05/15/25Division of Trading and MarketsWithdrawal of Joint Staff Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and FINRA’s Office of General Counsel have withdrawn the 2019 joint staff statement on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities.

05/15/25Division of Trading and MarketsDivision of Trading and Markets: Frequently Asked Questions Relating to Crypto Asset Activities and Distributed Ledger TechnologyThe SEC's Division of Trading and Markets has prepared responses to frequently asked questions about crypto asset activities and distributed ledger technology.
04/10/25Division of Corporation FinanceStaff Statement on Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views about the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to offerings and registrations of securities in the crypto asset markets.

04/04/25Division of Corporation FinanceStaff Statement on StablecoinsThe SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views on stablecoins that are designed to maintain a stable value relative to USD on a one-for-one basis, can be redeemed for USD on a one-for-one basis, and are backed by assets held in a reserve that are considered low-risk and readily liquid with a USD-value that meets or exceeds the redemption value of the stablecoins in circulation...
03/20/25Division of Corporation FinanceStaff Statement on Certain Proof-of-Work Mining Activities

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views on the mining of crypto assets that are intrinsically linked to the programmatic functioning of a public, permissionless network, and are used to participate in and/or earned for participating in such network’s consensus mechanism or otherwise used to maintain and/or earned for maintaining the technological operation and security of the network.

02/27/25Division of Corporation FinanceStaff Statement on Meme Coins

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views on certain meme coins, which typically are purchased for entertainment, social interaction, and cultural purposes, and their value is driven primarily by market demand and speculation; they are akin to collectibles and typically have limited or no use or functionality.

01/23/25Office of the Chief Accountant & Division of Corporation FinanceStaff Accounting Bulletin No. 122Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 rescinds Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, which had stated the staff view that companies that custody crypto assets should record a liability and corresponding asset on their balance sheets at fair value.

Last Reviewed or Updated: Dec. 1, 2025