The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is laying the groundwork for cryptocurrency rulemaking before the end of the year, with a blueprint to modify its rules for exchanges and broker dealers.
On Tuesday, the SEC released its 2026 Regulatory Agenda, which includes proposed changes from reducing compliance burdens for emerging companies to allowing companies to file reports twice a year to one of the agency's biggest regulatory priorities — crypto.
The SEC is considering proposing to amend a rule that requires brokers to maintain a minimum amount of liquid capital as well as another designed to protect customer assets if a broker becomes insolvent. The agency is also seeking to modify recordkeeping rules for broker dealers, with all three aimed at addressing "the application of these rules to crypto assets," the agency said.
The SEC is also considering proposing new changes to its exchange rules.
"This proposal is necessary to help clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market, and in particular, providing clear rules of the road for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets while continuing to discourage bad actors from violating the law," the agency said.
