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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 read
RegulationThe 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 readRegulationThe SEC sued Binance and Coinbase. Enforcement is not a white paper.
Two complaints in two days alleged unregistered exchange, broker, and clearing functions — and, for Coinbase, an unregistered staking programme. A lawsuit is a theory. It is not “crypto is illegal”.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readRegulation