RIA digital-asset regulatory change ledger
Which authority changed what, for whom, on what date, and what an advisor must do next.
Federal Reserve proposes GENIUS Act standards and an approval process for bank stablecoin issuers
The Federal Reserve proposed two rules implementing its GENIUS Act responsibilities.
SecondaryDAO petitions SEC for tokenized real-property crowdfunding exemptions
SecondaryDAO NA LLC and SecondaryDAO SA de CV petitioned the SEC to create exemptions for offerings of up to $10 million in tokenized membership interests issued by single-purpose companies owning income-producing real…
House passes bill supporting cryptocurrency-scam investigations and blockchain tracing
The House passed H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act of 2026.
House bill proposes comprehensive digital-asset tax reforms
H.R. 10357, the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Petitioner asks SEC to require verifiable digital-asset reserve disclosures
A petitioner submitted a rulemaking petition asking the SEC to require public reporting companies with material digital-asset reserves and spot digital-asset ETPs to provide periodic, independent, publicly verifiable…
House bill proposes cryptocurrency discovery and audit requirements for federal agencies
Representatives Darrell Issa and Lance Gooden introduced H.R.
FINRA proposes fraud holds expressly covering customer crypto assets
The SEC published FINRA's proposal to expressly include crypto assets, such as payment stablecoins held by member firms, within Rule 2165 and proposed Rule 2166 protections.
SEC proposes transfer-agent rules that would let the official shareholder record sit on a blockchain
On September 1, 2026 the SEC proposed a rewrite of its transfer-agent rules and forms (Release No.
Cboe equities exchanges extend Trading Platform data fees to tokenized and decentralized venues
Cboe EDGA, BZX, EDGX, and BYX filed immediately effective fee-schedule amendments expanding “Trading Platform” beyond exchanges, ATSs, and ECNs to include functionally similar order-matching venues or decentralized…
SEC proposes a $123 million UST investor distribution plan
The SEC published a proposed plan for distributing the Tai Mo Shan Fair Fund, comprising approximately $123.1 million plus earnings less expenses, to compensate investors for calculated losses on TerraUSD acquired from…
Nasdaq makes a premium liquidity-provider program available to qualifying crypto ETPs
Nasdaq’s immediately effective SRO filing adds an optional $50,000 Premier Annual Listing Fee and a Quality Liquidity Provider program for qualifying low-volume ETPs, including eligible commodity-based and…
SEC proposes tailored crypto-asset offering exemptions and an investment-contract safe harbor
The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets.
Treasury proposes GENIUS Act rules for payment-stablecoin issuance and U.S. distribution
Treasury proposed regulations implementing section 3 of the GENIUS Act.
Cboe BZX proposes 3x bitcoin- and ether-futures ETFs
Cboe BZX filed a proposed rule change to list VS Trust funds seeking three times the daily performance of bitcoin and ether, alongside four non-digital commodities.
Nasdaq ISE proposes broader options-listing criteria for digital-commodity trusts
Nasdaq ISE proposed aligning its options-listing criteria with Nasdaq's revised standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares.
CFTC conflicts and affiliations proposal reaches the Federal Register
The CFTC’s Conflicts and Affiliations proposal, approved July 30, 2026, was published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2026, opening a comment period that closes October 5, 2026.
OCC proposes AML and sanctions risk-management standards for supervised stablecoin issuers
The OCC, coordinating with FinCEN and OFAC, proposed BSA and sanctions compliance risk-management standards for stablecoin issuers under its GENIUS Act jurisdiction.
FinCEN severs Huione Group and proposes covering successor entities
FinCEN finalized a Section 311 special measure prohibiting covered institutions from providing direct or indirect correspondent-account access to Huione Group, then proposed expanding the definition to H-Pay Service…
Federal agencies propose customer-identification programs for permitted stablecoin issuers
FinCEN and the federal prudential regulators jointly proposed requiring permitted payment stablecoin issuers to maintain effective customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act and BSA.
SEC and CFTC seek comment on harmonizing derivatives product definitions
The SEC and CFTC jointly opened a request for comment on updating and harmonizing swaps, security-based swaps, mixed swaps, exclusions, novel products, jurisdictional lines, and alternative compliance.
SEC proposes rescinding the NMS trade-through and locked-market provisions
The SEC proposed rescinding Regulation NMS’s trade-through rule for NMS stocks, the prohibition on locking and crossing quotations, associated definitions, and related provisions.
NYDFS proposes a GENIUS-aligned stablecoin regulation
NYDFS proposed codifying and expanding its dollar-backed stablecoin framework to align with GENIUS Act certification requirements, including custodian concentration limits and formal risk-management programs.
FDIC proposes AML and sanctions standards for supervised stablecoin issuers
The FDIC proposed BSA/AML and sanctions-compliance standards for FDIC-supervised permitted payment-stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
CLARITY Act advances to the Senate legislative calendar
After House passage on July 17, 2025 and Senate Banking Committee consideration, H.R.
FASB advances accounting project for crypto transfers and wrapped tokens
FASB began deliberations on a proposed accounting-standard update, tentatively voting to expand Subtopic 350-60 to certain wrapped and receipt tokens and to illustrate separate disclosure of significant wrapped-token…
How to read the ledger
Each entry names its posture: a binding action, a proposal, guidance, enforcement, or a political signal. A speech is not a rule and a bill is not a law. Every entry starts from the primary document and lists what is still open, rather than turning a headline into permission.
Coverage and corrections
The ledger 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 ledger.
Educational analysis for financial professionals. Not legal, tax, compliance, or investment advice. Verify current primary sources and consult qualified counsel before implementation.