SEC 2026 crypto agenda: what is confirmed and what remains proposed
Status check: The SEC has published a 2026 regulatory agenda and a March interpretation on crypto assets. The agenda describes regulatory priorities; it does not mean every contemplated rule is already final or effective. What is already confirmed On 17 March 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretation on how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined with guidance intended to align administration of the Commodity Exchange Act with that interpretation. The interpretation discusses token categories, investment-contract analysis, airdrops, protocol mining, protocol staking and wrapped non-security crypto assets. Its effective date was 23 March 2026. What the July regulatory agenda says In a statement dated 7 July 2026, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency's agenda includes clearer rules for crypto capital raising and clarity for custody and trading of tokenised securities onch...