Digital-asset regulation for RIAs
Each entry names the authority that acted, what changed, whom it affects, the date, and what an advisor must do next.
U.S.-UK taskforce recommends closer alignment on capital markets and digital assets
The bilateral U.S.-UK taskforce issued recommendations on cross-border capital raising, supervisory cooperation, tokenized financial activity, continued industry engagement and links between stablecoin markets.
CFTC agenda adds a blockchain and digital-asset rulemaking
In the 2026 Unified Agenda published July 3, 2026, the CFTC listed for the first time a proposal to amend its regulations for blockchain-based trading systems and digital assets.
SEC moves its adviser and fund custody proposal to October 2026
The SEC’s regulatory agenda still lists planned changes to the custody rules under the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, including for crypto assets.
SEC agenda moves its broker-dealer crypto financial-responsibility rules to July 2026
In the Unified Agenda published July 3, 2026, the SEC kept planned amendments to broker-dealer rules on net capital, customer protection, financial responsibility, recordkeeping and reporting for crypto assets.
SEC moves its crypto market-structure proposal to July 2026
The SEC’s regulatory agenda still lists planned Exchange Act amendments for crypto-asset trading on alternative trading systems and national securities exchanges.
IRS moves its proposal on reporting digital assets received in a business to November 2026
The July 2026 regulatory agenda schedules a November 2026 NPRM on reporting digital assets worth more than $10,000 received in a trade or business. The agenda is a plan and creates no new reporting duty.
IRS agenda schedules broker reporting rules under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
The July 2026 regulatory agenda schedules an NPRM on reporting of digital transactions by U.S. brokers under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework. No matching proposal had appeared by July 31.
California finalizes licensing rules under the Digital Financial Assets Law
California finalized regulations for DFAL licensing applications and requirements and for an exemption under the Money Transmission Act.
OCC proposes anti-money-laundering and sanctions standards for stablecoin issuers it supervises
The OCC, working with FinCEN and OFAC, proposed Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance risk-management standards for the stablecoin issuers it oversees under the GENIUS Act.
FinCEN cuts Huione Group off from U.S. correspondent accounts and proposes to cover successors
FinCEN finalized a Section 311 special measure that bars covered institutions from giving Huione Group direct or indirect access to correspondent accounts.
Federal agencies propose customer-identification programs for permitted stablecoin issuers
FinCEN and the federal prudential regulators jointly proposed that permitted payment stablecoin issuers keep effective customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act and the BSA.
SEC and CFTC seek comment on aligning their derivatives product definitions
The SEC and CFTC jointly asked for comment on updating and aligning their definitions of swaps, security-based swaps and mixed swaps.
SEC proposes to rescind the Regulation NMS trade-through and locked-market rules
On June 17, 2026, the SEC proposed to rescind the trade-through rule for NMS stocks in Regulation NMS.
CFTC seeks input on innovation and competition for fintech firms
On June 16, 2026, the CFTC issued a request for information on regulatory barriers and opportunities that affect fintech innovation and competition.
CFTC staff temporarily lets exchanges convert existing contracts into digital-commodity perpetual futures
CFTC staff gave temporary no-action relief that let designated contract markets remove expiration dates from certain existing perpetual-style futures on digital commodities while open interest existed.
NYDFS proposes a stablecoin regulation aligned with the GENIUS Act
NYDFS proposed to write its dollar-backed stablecoin framework into regulation and expand it to meet GENIUS Act certification requirements.
FDIC proposes AML and sanctions standards for supervised stablecoin issuers
On June 5, 2026, the FDIC proposed BSA/AML and sanctions-compliance standards under the GENIUS Act for FDIC-supervised permitted payment-stablecoin issuers.
CFTC staff grants Cboe Digital Exchange time-limited relief from dormancy rules
CFTC market-oversight staff gave Cboe Digital Exchange time-limited no-action relief from specified provisions of the dormancy rules for registered entities.
OFAC designates Nobitex and associated Iranian digital-asset exchanges
On June 2, 2026, OFAC designated Nobitex, other Iranian digital-asset exchanges and their leaders. OFAC cited terror finance, sanctions evasion, activity linked to ransomware and support for Iran’s financial sector.
NYDFS and EBA agree to cooperate on stablecoin supervision
On June 2, 2026, NYDFS and the European Banking Authority signed an MOU.
Texas halts an alleged fraudulent tokenized real-estate offering
On June 1, 2026, the Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease-and-desist order.
CLARITY Act reaches the Senate legislative calendar
On June 1, 2026, H.R. 3633 was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
CFTC staff classifies certain Deribit perpetuals as foreign futures and allows conditional margin transfers
CFTC staff interpreted specified Deribit perpetuals as foreign futures.
CFTC approves a bitcoin perpetual contract as a futures contract and issues a listing policy
The CFTC approved a perpetual contract that references bitcoin for listing as a futures contract by a designated contract market.
CFTC staff sets expectations for 24/7 trading, clearing and settlement
CFTC staff issued an advisory on the obligations of markets that run continuously.
Status labels
Each entry carries a status: a binding action, a proposal, guidance, enforcement, or a political signal. A speech or a bill changes no obligation until a rule or a law follows. Every entry starts from the primary document and lists what is still unsettled.
Coverage and corrections
This page follows the U.S. authorities that matter to registered investment advisers, plus state actions of national weight. A published version never changes. A correction or a changed reading creates a new version at the same address, and every earlier version stays in the JSON file.
Educational analysis for financial professionals. Not legal, tax, compliance, or investment advice. Verify current primary sources and consult qualified counsel before implementation.