SEC & CFTC Digital Assets
Material regulatory developments from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 13 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
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SEC Establishes Dedicated Retail Fraud Working Group Within Division of Enforcement to Target Individual Investor Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on July 7, 2026, the formation of the Retail Fraud Working Group, a dedicated unit within the Division of Enforcement structured to identify and prosecute fraud schemes ta…
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SEC Crypto & Digital Assets release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: SEC Seeks Public Comment on Novel Exchange-Traded Funds
SEC Crypto & Digital Assets published a regulatory release titled 'SEC Seeks Public Comment on Novel Exchange-Traded Funds'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is pending re-analysis; see the source link below…
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SEC opens public comment on novel ETF structures and innovative asset class investment strategies
On June 30, 2026, the SEC issued a request for public comment on ETFs that invest in innovative asset classes or employ novel investment strategies. The request signals a formal agency review of how existing frameworks a…
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SEC issues formal public comment request targeting novel ETF structures and innovative asset class investment strategies
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a formal request for public comment on June 30, 2026, soliciting industry and public input on ETFs seeking exposure to innovative asset classes or employing novel investment …
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SEC and CFTC jointly solicit public comment on harmonizing derivatives product definitions across agency jurisdictions
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint request for public comment on June 18, 2026, seeking input on updating and harmonizing derivatives product definitions. The release signals coordinated interagency review of the definition…
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SEC and CFTC jointly solicit public comment on harmonizing derivatives product definitions across both agencies
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint request for public comment on June 18, 2026, seeking input on updating and harmonizing certain derivatives product definitions. The release signals coordinated inter-agency action to addre…
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SEC and CFTC jointly solicit public comment on harmonizing derivatives product definitions across agency jurisdictions
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint request for public comment on June 18, 2026, seeking input on updating and harmonizing certain derivatives product definitions. The release signals a coordinated effort to resolve definiti…
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SEC and CFTC issue joint request for comment on harmonizing derivatives product definitions across agency jurisdictions
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly issued a request for public comment on June 18, 2026, soliciting input on potential updates, clarifications, and harmonization o…
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SEC Releases Draft Strategic Plan Signaling Institutional Reorientation Toward Core Congressional Mandate
The Securities and Exchange Commission published a Draft Strategic Plan on June 2, 2026, open for public comment, articulating an institutional refocus on its foundational statutory mission of investor protection, market…
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SEC and NFA formalize cross-agency coordination framework via MOU covering shared jurisdiction and information exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Futures Association jointly announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding on May 21, 2026, establishing a formal framework for cooperation, coordination,…
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SEC proposes broad amendments to registered offering rules and reporting requirements for public companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rulemaking on May 19, 2026, targeting amendments to rules and forms governing registered offerings, with stated objectives of increasing efficiency, flexibility, and…
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SEC eliminates Rule 202.5(e) no-admit-no-deny settlement requirement, permitting admissions-free resolutions without prior denial prohibition
The Securities and Exchange Commission rescinded Rule 202.5(e) of its informal rules of procedure on May 18, 2026, eliminating the longstanding policy under which the agency declined to settle enforcement actions unless …
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SEC charges 21 individuals in decade-long insider trading scheme sourced from multiple global law firms
The SEC filed charges on May 6, 2026 against 21 individuals for alleged insider trading under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, involving material nonpublic information misap…
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