#safe harbor

The post SEC’s 2026 Agenda Has 38 Items, But Crypto and IPOs Are the Headliners appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A proposed safe harbor could give early crypto projects more flexibility while building tokenized products. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its 2026 Regulatory Agenda. Meant to ease compliance rules for crypto companies and offer regulatory safeguards for transactions on the blockchain, the agenda includes 38 proposed rules, with key initiatives focusing on tokenization standards, modernization of custody for on-chain assets, and reduction of compliance costs for public companies. SEC Reveals its Crypto Plan for 2026 The regulator is considering a change to its rules that would expand the definition of “qualified custodian” to give firms managing tokenized assets a clearer set of rules. It also includes a safe-harbor framework for early-stage crypto projects that would give developers a defined period to build and test tokenized products un

A proposed safe harbor could give early crypto projects more flexibility while building tokenized products.

The post SEC targets July for first formal crypto rule under Atkins appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. US Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2026 Regulatory Agenda is scheduled to release its first crypto rule proposal in the month of July under the chairmanship of Paul Atkins.  Known as Regulation Crypto, the rule would exempt early-stage crypto projects from securities registration for up to four years, permit capped fundraising, and establish a safe harbor for issuers stepping back from a token’s management. The rule proposal is still pending before the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which is the reviewing entity within the Office of Management and Budget that approves regulations for publication. SEC proposes four-year safe harbor for crypto startups Atkins detailed the eligibility criteria in a speech on March 17 at the DC Blockchain Summit. Start-up companies would have a four-year period within which they could raise $5 million in one year until th