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.
SEC staff rescinds SAB 121 in Staff Accounting Bulletin 122
On Jan. 23, 2025, the SEC Office of the Chief Accountant and Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No.
Executive Order 14178 sets federal digital-asset policy and creates a presidential working group
The President revoked the earlier digital-assets executive order and barred agencies from acting to establish or promote a U.S.
FINRA fines Avenue Securities over influencer posts, including crypto promotions
FINRA censured Avenue Securities, fined it $300,000 and required it to certify remediation.
SEC creates a Crypto Task Force led by Commissioner Peirce
The SEC created a Crypto Task Force and assigned it to identify paths to registration, disclosure frameworks and sensible uses of enforcement.
NYDFS warns regulated firms about memecoins and other sentiment-based virtual currencies
NYDFS directed the virtual-currency businesses it regulates to apply listing, governance, disclosure and consumer-protection controls to sentiment-based virtual currencies, including so-called memecoins, which are…
Third Circuit orders the SEC to explain its denial of Coinbase’s rulemaking petition
The Third Circuit sent the SEC’s denial of Coinbase’s petition for crypto-specific rules back to the agency, because the SEC had not adequately explained its reasoning.
CFPB seeks comment on privacy and surveillance in digital payments
The CFPB asked for public comment on how firms collect, use, share, protect and earn money from consumer payment and other financial data.
IRS relief on identifying cost basis for digital assets held with brokers takes effect
Temporary IRS relief took effect for 2025.
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.