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The Securities and Exchange Commission has placed proposed cryptocurrency rule changes near the top of its 2026 regulatory agenda, with priorities covering crypto broker-dealers, digital assets listed on national securities exchanges, and potential safe harbor provisions, the agency disclosed.
Three areas named in the agenda The SEC's 2026 priorities identify three distinct crypto rulemaking categories. The first covers crypto broker-dealers.
Broker-dealer registration under securities law carries capital, recordkeeping, and customer protection requirements.
Digital asset firms that act as intermediaries have faced ongoing uncertainty about when those rules apply to their activity. A formal rulemaking would address that directly.
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