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The SEC Just Rewrote the Rules on Crypto — Here's What Changed
On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance redefining how federal securities law applies to crypto-assets — and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission followed suit, pledging to administer the Commodity Exchange Act in a manner consistent with the SEC’s approach. Together, the two agencies have produced the most significant regulatory clarification for the crypto industry in years.
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How a Crypto-Asset Enters — and Exits — Securities Law Status Under the New SEC Rules
One of the most technically significant parts of the SEC’s March 2026 crypto guidance is its framework for how a non-security crypto-asset can temporarily become subject to securities law — and then escape that status. It’s a nuanced position that rejects two competing extremes that have dominated industry debate for years.
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Bitcoin, Ether, Meme Coins, Stablecoins: The SEC Now Has a Box for Each
The SEC’s March 2026 crypto guidance doesn’t just tweak existing policy — it introduces a structured five-category taxonomy that, for the first time, gives named classifications to different types of crypto-assets and spells out how securities law applies to each. Here’s a breakdown of every category and what it means in practice.
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Mining, Staking, Wrapping, Airdrops: The SEC Clears Four Core Crypto Activities
Buried inside the SEC’s March 2026 crypto guidance — past the taxonomy and the investment contract framework — is a section that answers some of the most practically urgent questions for anyone operating in blockchain infrastructure. The short version: four major crypto activities are not securities transactions, provided they meet specified conditions.
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Congress Is Writing the Law the SEC Guidance Can't Replace
The SEC’s March 2026 crypto guidance is the most comprehensive regulatory clarification the agency has issued on digital assets. But guidance is not law. And Congress is working on the law.
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