SEC Proposes Rules to Streamline Capital Formation for Digital Asset Entrepreneurs
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 18 proposed a package called "Regulation Crypto Assets" that would create a framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets and open the proposal to a 60-day public comment period after publication in the Federal Register. The SEC says the rules would give crypto businesses two routes to raise capital without registering offerings under the Securities Act of 1933 and would include a conditional safe harbor from being deemed an investment contract. The proposal arrives as Congress remains stalled on the CLARITY Act and other regulators, including the CFTC, are publicly preparing their own crypto market rules and interventions.
Why it's trending
With the CLARITY Act stalled, regulators (SEC, CFTC and others) are stepping in now to set crypto rules that industry has been pushing Congress to pass.
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You can raise money for a crypto startup without registering under the 1933 Securities Act, at least under the SEC's new proposal, here's how the SEC frames the two paths and the conditional safe harbor today.
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Separate proposals advanced by the SEC and the FASB this week could provide the cryptocurrency sector with regulatory relief as legislation founders.
Payments DiveAug 21 - SEC proposes Regulation Crypto Assets
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its proposal of new crypto asset rules to provide a framework for investment contracts involving digital assets on Wednesday.
FinextraAug 21 - CFTC vows swift crypto rules if Congress stalls CLARITY Act
Michael Selig said the CFTC will use its existing authority to set market structure rules if the CLARITY Act fails to pass this year The Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said the agency will write its own crypto market rules if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act this year, telling industry […]
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