SEC

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is the latest to throw support behind the crypto bill.

Coinbase settled its FOIA lawsuit against the SEC after the agency admitted it destroyed former Chair Gary Gensler's text messages, securing a $150,000 payment and reforms to the SEC's record-retention policies.

Kraken is seeking a final Delaware court judgment against former auditor Mazars after winning a $22 million arbitration award, arguing the firm's abrupt resignation during heightened U.S. regulatory pressure caused significant financial and operational harm.

SEC leaders Hester Peirce and Paul Atkins said the U.S. is moving toward clearer crypto rules and freer capital markets, with Peirce expecting the Clarity Act to pass this summer and Atkins reaffirming the Trump administration's push to make America the global crypto hub.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2026–2030 draft plan under Paul S. Atkins prioritizes clearer crypto regulation, reduced enforcement overreach, and modernization of agency systems to support innovation while protecting investors.

The SEC has pumped the brakes on its highly anticipated "innovation exemption" for tokenized stocks.

Blockchain.com, one of the industry’s oldest firms, has confidentially filed a draft Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a planned initial public offering.

The U.S. SEC is putting the finishing touches on a framework that would allow digital, blockchain-based versions of publicly traded stocks to trade on crypto platforms.

Paul Atkins and Mike Selig signaled a coordinated regulatory reset at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference, emphasizing onshore crypto development and clearer token classification.

The U.S. SEC issued new guidance indicating that certain user-facing interfaces used in crypto securities trading may not be required to register as broker-dealers.