SEC Chair Paul Atkins issued a statement on the 2026 regulatory agenda, stating that the SEC will bring more crypto-related products back to the United States, establish clear rules for crypto asset financing, and clarify how market participants conduct custody and facilitate on-chain trading of tokenized securities.

The SEC’s 2026 regulatory agenda reveals that the commission has included at least three proposed crypto-related rules, covering Crypto Assets, amendments to financial responsibility and recordkeeping rules for broker-dealers regarding crypto assets, and Crypto Market Structure Amendments. These rules will address the issuance and sale of crypto assets, potential exemptions and safe harbors, the applicability of broker-dealer regulations, and the trading of crypto assets on ATS and national securities exchanges.