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RegulationRegulationThe SEC posted names for tokenized-stock venues. A listing is not approval.
The Division of Trading and Markets listed TSV LLC, OKXICE TSV, and Kephas Corporation, which trades as Perpetuals.com. Staff say the list and the FAQs have no legal force. The September order is still the order.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationThe SEC’s crypto custody proposal lets the adviser hold the coins. That is not your keys.
On 1 October 2026 the SEC proposed custody rules for advisers and regulated funds that hold crypto. State-chartered trust companies could qualify. An adviser could self-custody only under conditions. Clients holding their own keys is a different sentence.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationThe SEC opened a five-year sandbox for tokenized stocks. Those are still shares.
On 17 September 2026 the SEC issued the Innovation Exemption. Tokenized NMS stocks may trade without a full exchange registration until 17 September 2031, unless the Commission changes its mind. The token has to carry the share’s rights.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
RegulationThe Senate did not take up the CLARITY Act. A failed motion is not a statute.
On 15 September 2026 the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, 49 to 50. The House had passed the bill in July 2025. A procedural loss is not a new rulebook.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readRegulationNasdaq Texas got a 15% buffer. That is listing plumbing, not a commodity blessing.
On 3 September 2026 the SEC approved Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d) changes: a 15% NAV buffer, a “digital commodity” definition, and active management. Bitcoin did not become a new asset that afternoon.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readRegulationThe SEC published Regulation Crypto Assets. That is still a proposal.
On 18 August 2026 the Commission proposed tailored offering exemptions for certain crypto investment contracts. Comments run to 20 October. Existing securities law did not take the afternoon off.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationThe SEC cancelled a crypto-exemption vote. That is not “clarity”.
Commissioners were due to consider proposing a tailored offering regime for some crypto fundraising. The session was pulled. Existing securities law did not take the afternoon off.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
RegulationFaster crypto ETP listings are a process change, not a hall pass
On 17 September 2025 the SEC approved generic listing standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares, including some digital assets. That shortens a queue. It does not rewrite Bitcoin.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readRegulationThe SEC dropped its Coinbase case. That is a dismissal, not a statute.
On 27 February 2025 the SEC filed a stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase. The 2023 complaint is off the docket. The Exchange Act is not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
SecurityA hacked SEC account is not an ETF approval
Someone took the phone number behind the SEC’s X login and announced ETF approval a day early. Social media is not the Federal Register.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readRegulation