Notice & Comment

Author: Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie

Notice & Comment

A Way Forward for the SEC and Crypto: The SEC’s History of Tailoring Regulatory Frameworks for Nontraditional Securities

The SEC Chair has stated that in his view, the “vast majority” of cryptoassets are securities, meaning that these products—and market participants—are subject to the federal securities laws and SEC rules.[1]  This poses a conundrum: Compliance with aspects of the securities laws and existing SEC rules is not attainable for cryptoasset securities,[2] absent further regulatory or […]