The SEC is set to propose its first-ever crypto-specific rulemaking this July, creating a safe harbor that lets token-based startups raise up to $75 million without registering as securities issuers.
Ondo Finance tokenized BlackRock's IVV ETF and Micron shares on Ethereum — first US-listed securities on a public blockchain under the SEC's official model. Token holders get full shareholder rights via Broadridge.
The US Supreme Court voted 6-3 to end a 91-year precedent, giving presidents power to fire SEC and CFTC commissioners at will. The ruling in Trump v. Slaughter reshapes the fight over the CLARITY Act.
Franklin Templeton filed for two ETFs where dividends from U.S. large-cap stocks are automatically reinvested into Bitcoin instead of being paid out. Launch is planned for September 1, 2026.
SEC approved T. Rowe Price's active crypto ETF on June 12, covering 15 digital assets from Bitcoin and Solana to Dogecoin and Shiba Inu — the first regulated fund letting managers pick their own crypto portfolio.
The SEC proposed scrapping Rule 611, a 2005 order-protection standard that made it technically impossible for AMMs to trade US equities. The change could open DeFi markets to tokenized stocks.
The US securities regulator has named digital assets a formal strategic priority through 2030, targeting clearer rules for staking, tokenization, and resolving the SEC-CFTC jurisdictional divide.
