The Timeline and What it Shows

SMQKE’s timeline traces the legislative process from Senate Committee Markup, originally projected for mid-March 2026, through to full compliance. The table projects that a Full Senate Vote would have moved the bill to the President’s desk by April or May 2026.

A Presidential Signing in June 2026 would have triggered a Provisional Registration period, during which exchanges could register with the CFTC to avoid enforcement actions. The two highlighted rows are the most significant.

The Joint Rulemaking Period, estimated for late 2026 through 2027, requires the SEC and CFTC to finalize joint rules on token classification and custody. Full Implementation in early 2027 ends an 18-month grace period, after which all platforms must be in full compliance.

U.S REGULATORY TIMELINE REVEALS SEC/CFTC OFFICIAL RULEMAKING PERIOD

“Late 2026-Early 2027”

“Full Implementation”

Documented. pic.twitter.com/mi5JB9rWb0

— SMQKE (@SMQKEDQG) October 8, 2026

The CLARITY Act’s Collapse Changed the Path

The timeline SMQKE published assumed legislative success. The CLARITY Act failed its Senate cloture vote on September 15, falling 11 votes short of the 60 required. Every Democrat present voted against it.

The bill’s failure did not stop the regulators. SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated the agency would proceed within its statutory authority. The CFTC followed the same line. Within days of the vote, both agencies moved.

The SEC issued the Innovation Exemption on September 17, opening a 5-year conditional pathway for tokenized stock trading. The CFTC issued a no-action position for passive software providers the same day. The SEC proposed a crypto custody rule for investment advisers on October 1.

The agencies are building the rulebook through exemptions, proposals, and guidance rather than statute. The destination remains the same, but the path changed.

XRP and the Joint Rulemaking Window

XRP is one of the 16 assets classified as digital commodities under a joint SEC/CFTC interpretation finalized in March 2026. The Joint Rulemaking Period will determine how custody requirements are enforced, and how token classification rules apply.

These rules will shape how exchanges handle XRP and how institutions engage with the asset. The late 2026 to early 2027 window SMQKE identifies now carries more significance given the legislative failure. Agency rulemaking has become the primary vehicle.

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Crypto commentator BankXRP (@BankXRP) shared the filing, highlighting that the CDCC lists options on the XRP Evolve ETF ($XRP) and the XRP Purpose ETF (XRPP). The post noted that XRP now sits “right next to BTC, ETH & SOL ETF options.” This move comes shortly after the CDCC filed Form 20 registering those products.

What the Filing Actually Shows

The Form 8-K is a current report submitted to the SEC by the CDCC, Commission File Number 002-69458. The CDCC serves as the central counterparty clearing derivatives traded on Canadian exchanges, including the Montreal Exchange.

BankXRP shared the HTML source. That page lists the XRP Evolve ETF and XRP Purpose ETF options. These appear in the same table structure as Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF options. This move now places XRP derivatives inside the same framework as the two largest cryptocurrencies today.

BREAKING: XRP ETF OPTIONS just showed up in an official SEC filing!

CDCC (Canada's derivatives clearing house) lists options on:
XRP Evolve ETF → $XRP
XRP Purpose ETF → $XRPP

Right next to BTC, ETH & SOL ETF options. XRP is now in the same league as the big… pic.twitter.com/nFVd9dva4e

— 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) October 6, 2026

Institutional Infrastructure Takes Shape

ETF options give institutions tools to hedge positions, generate yield, and manage their risk. The presence of these options in an SEC-registered filing shows that the regulated market infrastructure around XRP and interest from institutions is expanding.

Bitcoin ETF options launched in late 2024 and attracted substantial institutional interest within months. Ethereum followed a similar path. XRP now enters that same regulatory structure, which opens the asset to a wider class of professional investors who require exchange-listed, cleared derivatives before allocating capital.

BankXRP described XRP as being “in the same league as the big names,” pointing to the side-by-side listing in the official filing.

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Price Growth Potential

Institutional access through derivatives tends to increase demand for the underlying asset. When regulated options exist, market makers must hold or manage exposure to the underlying ETF, which creates consistent buying pressure. This effect contributed to price appreciation in Bitcoin following its ETF options launch.

XRP currently has multiple spot ETFs approved in the U.S. These include products from Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, Grayscale, 21Shares, Canary, and Rex-Osprey. The addition of exchange-listed options on Canadian XRP ETFs, now registered for U.S. distribution, extends that infrastructure further.

Each layer of regulated product development increases XRP’s accessibility. Many analysts see the derivatives market as a big opportunity. Options are a significant layer as they attract participants who previously had no compliant way to gain leveraged or hedged XRP exposure.

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Prominent crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO (@egragcrypto) shared a breakdown on X, highlighting what the updated guidance means for the space.

The update does not carry the force of law. The SEC staff acknowledges as much in the document itself. Still, the guidance sharpens the legal architecture around crypto classification in ways that are significant for XRP.

SEC JUST CLARIFIED SOMETHING BIG FOR CRYPTO

The SEC staff’s updated crypto FAQs sharpen an important distinction:

Crypto asset ≠ automatically an investment contract

Functional networks can still be maintained & upgraded without those activities necessarily being…

— EGRAG CRYPTO (@egragcrypto) October 2, 2026

Functionality Changes the Calculation

EGRAG CRYPTO pulled out a key theme from the FAQ: functionality, utility, and decentralization are central to how the SEC assesses crypto assets. The updated document addresses what happens once a crypto system reaches functional status. At that point, activities to secure, maintain, or improve the network no longer constitute essential managerial efforts under the Howey test.

The Howey test is the legal standard that determines whether an asset qualifies as a security. Removing network maintenance from the “essential managerial efforts” category narrows the path to securities classification for functional networks.

XRP operates on a functional, decentralized network. The March Interpretive Release explicitly named XRP as a digital commodity. The September FAQ reinforces that status by clarifying the criteria that keep a functional network outside investment contract territory.

Promotion and Buybacks Get Clarity

The updated FAQ also addresses promotional activity. Promoting a crypto system’s current utility does not automatically constitute a representation or promise to engage in essential managerial efforts. EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted this point specifically. Utility-focused promotion carries a different legal character than promotional statements tied to profit expectations.

The FAQ goes further on buybacks. A functional crypto system with no central party, announcing a buyback program, would not constitute a representation or promise of essential managerial efforts. The analyst identified this as one of the update’s notable clarifications. It gives decentralized, functional networks more operational flexibility.

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A Growing Regulatory Architecture

This update is part of a broader regulatory shift the SEC has built through 2016 guidance. The March Interpretive Release established XRP’s commodity status. The original September 25 FAQ built on that release. The September 28 update further refines it.

EGRAG CRYPTO’s summary of the document centers on one core takeaway: functionality, utility, and decentralization are the SEC’s assessment framework. XRP checks each of those criteria under the existing guidance. Institutions assessing XRP now have additional staff-level guidance supporting its commodity classification.

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Crypto commentator BankXRP (@BankXRP) shared the cover page with XRP followers. BankXRP described the SPAC as focused on fintech and digital assets. The post gave the XRP community a new document to study.

The Filing Itself

The cover page lists Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. as a Cayman Islands company. Its Standard Industrial Classification code is 6770. Dan Nash serves as chief executive officer. The company lists its offices at 425 Page Mill Rd. in Palo Alto. A SPAC files an S-4 when it registers securities for a business combination.

JUST IN: Ripple is mentioned in a new SEC filing from Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp.

The SPAC is focused on fintech and digital assets, with Ripple referenced in its discussion of the sector. https://t.co/SHcDtKQYR9 pic.twitter.com/NkSod6R2pY

— 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) September 29, 2026

Where Ripple Appears

Ripple is mentioned in the biography of Pankaj Shah, an independent director. The text credits Shah with early involvement in breakout companies such as Addepar, OpenGov, Ripple, ThirdLove, and Wish since August 2017.

It also names him Managing Director at Finches, LLC, a Palo Alto investment and advisory firm. The filing says the company believes Shah is “well qualified” to serve on its board.

Why XRP Holders Care

Ripple appears in a legal document as a career credential. The SPAC targets fintech and digital assets. A director with early Ripple involvement brings relevant experience to that focus. The filing places Ripple beside companies it calls breakout companies. Holders may read that as a sign that institutions value the name.

Investors who study the S-4 will see Ripple in a professional setting. If the SPAC pursues digital asset deals, the director’s background could gain importance. XRP supporters have long watched for regulatory comfort with Ripple. This filing gives them another data point.

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A Different Reading

While many in the community shared excitement, one commenter urged readers to review the filing carefully. He notes that an S-4 is a registration statement. Mentioning Ripple doesn’t show a deal or merger. Lawyers draft every word of an S-4, the commenter says, so nothing enters it casually.

The commenter points to a change over three years. In 2023, a filer might have written “certain blockchain payment providers” to avoid naming Ripple because of the legal battle with the SEC. Now, the commenter says, “the name stopped being radioactive.” The commenter calls the shift “something slower and more useful” than a catalyst.

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The document builds directly on the landmark March Interpretive Release, which the SEC issued jointly with the CFTC and explicitly classified XRP as a digital commodity.

Levi reacted strongly to the development on X, writing, “BIG WIN FOR CRYPTO!!” He then pointed to the SEC’s clarification of how securities laws apply to certain crypto activities and concluded that the update could benefit both the wider industry and XRP.

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued the material to provide additional information about crypto assets and transactions. However, the agency also made clear that the document represents staff views rather than new binding regulations.

BIG WIN FOR CRYPTO!!

SEC issues new guidance clarifying securities laws on crypto.

This is massively bullish for crypto and $XRP pic.twitter.com/mpVnM4bIDK

— Levi | Crypto Crusaders (@LeviCryptoGuy) September 28, 2026

SEC Clarifies Rules Around Functional Networks

The September 25 guidance addresses crypto networks that have become fully functional. SEC staff explained that routine activities involving the security, maintenance, operation, or improvement of a functional network do not automatically qualify as the essential managerial efforts relevant to an investment-contract analysis under the Howey framework.

The SEC also addressed token buybacks involving fully functional and decentralized networks. Under the circumstances described in the guidance, a token buyback does not automatically constitute an investment contract. The analysis can depend on how the transaction operates and whether other factors create expectations of profits from managerial efforts.

The agency also clarified liquid staking receipt tokens. The guidance discusses circumstances in which these tokens can represent interests connected to underlying digital commodities without automatically creating an investment contract.

These points give crypto developers and market participants additional information about how SEC staff approaches several activities that have faced regulatory uncertainty.

The Guidance Does Not Change Securities Law

Levi’s description of the update as a “BIG WIN” reflects his interpretation of its significance, but the SEC placed clear limits on the document.

The Division of Corporation Finance said its FAQs reflect the views of its staff and do not have the force or effect of law. The guidance does not amend federal securities laws or replace existing legal precedent. The SEC also continues to examine crypto assets and transactions based on their facts and circumstances.

As a result, the update provides additional regulatory clarity without creating a blanket exemption for cryptocurrencies or crypto-related businesses.

XRP Already Has Significant Legal Precedent

The SEC’s latest guidance also does not establish a new XRP-specific legal determination. The agency addressed several crypto activities generally rather than issuing a fresh ruling on XRP.

XRP already has important legal precedent from the SEC’s litigation against Ripple. On July 13, 2023, Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP on digital asset exchanges did not satisfy the Howey test under the circumstances before the court. She reached a different conclusion regarding certain institutional sales of XRP.

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That distinction remains important when assessing Levi’s claim that the SEC update represents a major development specifically for XRP.

Levi’s post places the latest SEC guidance within a positive regulatory context for crypto and XRP. The September 25 update provides additional information about how SEC staff approaches certain digital asset activities, but it does not independently establish a new legal status for XRP.

The development therefore adds to the regulatory information available to the crypto industry while leaving the legal treatment of individual assets dependent on their specific circumstances.

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Crypto Crusaders creator Levi Rietveld shared the update with his audience, calling it “a big regulatory boost” for XRP. The document builds directly on the landmark March Interpretive Release, which the SEC issued jointly with the CFTC and explicitly classified XRP as a digital commodity.

What the September 25 FAQ Establishes

The FAQ clarifies several key points from the March release. On staking, it confirms that a Staking Receipt Token issued by a protocol-based Liquid Staking Provider qualifies as a digital commodity when it derives its value from “the programmatic operation of a crypto system that is functional, as well as supply and demand dynamics.”

The document also confirms that once a crypto system is functional, activities to maintain, secure, or improve it do not constitute essential managerial efforts under the Howey test. That matters for XRP because it removes a key argument the SEC previously used to pursue securities enforcement.

$XRP JUST GOT A BIG REGULATORY BOOST pic.twitter.com/3sLOHArZlm

— Levi | Crypto Crusaders (@LeviCryptoGuy) September 27, 2026

XRP’s Position in the Framework

The March Interpretive Release named XRP directly as a digital commodity. The March 2026 release says that, based on the characteristics, terms, and XRP’s functions as of the release date, the Commission concludes XRP is a digital commodity. This matches the court ruling that XRP in itself is not a security.

The September FAQ reinforces that classification by building out the legal architecture around it. Rietveld noted that “the SEC’s own framework lists XRP as a digital commodity,” and the FAQ confirms that framework carries formal agency authority, even though it stops short of statutory law.

What This Means for Institutional Access

Rietveld argued that institutions waiting for regulatory clarity before getting more involved with XRP now have reason to act. The September FAQ strengthens that case. It narrows liability for platforms listing XRP, reducing friction for institutional participation.

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The CLARITY Act failed its Senate cloture vote 49-50, with no Democratic support. The SEC FAQ acknowledges its own limits: “These FAQs have no legal force or effect, do not alter or amend applicable law, and do not create any new or additional obligations for any person.”

The agency is building a regulatory structure through guidance rather than statute. That structure now includes the March Interpretive Release, the innovation exemption under Project Crypto, and the September 25 FAQ. Together, they represent the most defined regulatory environment XRP has operated in.

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Crypto commentator X Finance Bull examined the document and shared his breakdown on X. The number that caught everyone’s eye was the $3,300 XRP price target.

What the Model Says

Roberts builds his scenario around three assets. Gold serves as the store of value. Oil functions as the flow. XRP acts as the bridge between sovereign assets, commodities, currencies, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits.

The model assigns 261.5 million ounces of U.S. gold a value of $25,000 per ounce, totaling $6.54 trillion. It then prices 10 billion XRP at $3,300 each, producing a $33 trillion valuation. Combined, the two assets reach roughly $39.54 trillion.

Roberts explicitly calls this “Illustrative scale.” It is his scenario, built to show what the system architecture would need to look like.

WHAT!? $XRP AT $3,300?

Boyd Roberts put “THE GREAT SOVEREIGN RESET” into the SEC’s official rulemaking files.

I went through the entire model, and the $3,300 number isn’t even the craziest part.

First, understand what this actually is.

This is Rulemaking Petition 4-867,… pic.twitter.com/axDkIRFRXr

— X Finance Bull (@Xfinancebull) September 19, 2026

The Infrastructure Behind the Number

The $3,300 figure does not rest on retail demand or exchange activity. Roberts describes specific conditions required to support it. Those conditions include central-bank collateral eligibility, official conversion facilities, sovereign settlement demand, multinational reserve allocations, deep market-making pools, and controlled XRP supply.

X Finance Bull notes that this shifts the entire question. It becomes less about a price pump and more about whether XRP ever achieves recognition as institutional collateral and sovereign liquidity infrastructure.

Where Things Stand Today

X Finance Bull points to several developments that put this scenario in the current context. The U.S. already holds a Digital Asset Stockpile. The SEC’s March 2026 interpretation identifies XRP explicitly as a digital commodity.

RLUSD has reached roughly $2.3956 billion in circulation, backed by approximately $2.5177 billion in reserves. Ripple Prime clears over $3 trillion annually for more than 300 institutional customers.

On September 17, the SEC created a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stocks to trade through permissioned liquidity pools running on public permissionless blockchains. X Finance Bull describes that structure as “extremely close to the architecture Roberts describes.”

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The One Catalyst Roberts Identifies

Roberts identifies one catalyst that would elevate the thesis: official sovereign recognition of XRP as collateral, reserve, settlement, or strategic-liquidity infrastructure. That has not happened. Roberts uses the petition to map exactly what the system would require if it did.

X Finance Bull argues Petition 4-867 holds value beyond the headline number. The structural conditions it describes have not yet converged.

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The SEC issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues (TSVs), opening a regulated path for on-chain trading of tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock.

Atkins described the move as “a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age.” The order arrives days after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act. With Congress unable to deliver a statutory framework, the SEC stepped in and acted on its own authority.

Today, we are taking a significant step forward, within our statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks through the "Innovation Exemption." https://t.co/BQK0cS70lH

— Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins) September 17, 2026

The Innovation Exemption Explained

The order exempts TSVs from the standard definition of “exchange” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allowing them to trade tokenized NMS stock through permissioned automated market makers and AMM Liquidity Pools.

TSVs also set the access standards that determine who can participate in those pools. Liquidity providers operating within a TSV receive a conditional exemption from the “dealer” definition under the Exchange Act, covering those who supply tokenized NMS stock using proprietary capital.

A Significant Development for Crypto and XRP

The Innovation Exemption signals a regulatory environment that is actively accommodating blockchain-based financial infrastructure. XRP, which Ripple has long positioned as a settlement and liquidity asset for institutional transactions, stands to benefit from this regulatory landscape. This is because it formally recognizes on-chain markets as a valid venue for securities trading.

Requiring smart contracts to be deployed on public, permissionless distributed ledgers establishes blockchain transparency as a regulatory standard. This aligns the SEC’s expectations with the architecture crypto networks already operate on.

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The Road Ahead

The CLARITY Act’s failure in the Senate was a setback, but Atkins has made clear that crypto regulation will move forward regardless. He has consistently said statute is the preferred path because it is not easily reversible. The Innovation Exemption means the SEC is not waiting.

For the crypto market, a regulator actively building frameworks rather than filing enforcement actions represents a fundamental shift. The foundation for a regulated onchain financial system is being laid. The CFTC has made a similar commitment to advance crypto regulation, and the next few weeks could be significant for the crypto space.

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Against that backdrop, crypto enthusiast EllioTrades asked Grok whether clear rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could legally protect companies operating under the rules.

EllioTrades asked Grok whether clear SEC and CFTC “rules of the road” for crypto would provide a solid legal defense for a U.S. crypto firm if future administrations appointed officials with a less favorable approach to the industry.

Grok responded that clearly defined SEC and CFTC rules would establish a compliance path for companies. It said firms that strictly followed those rules could have a strong defense by demonstrating that their operations complied with the regulatory framework in effect at the time.

The exchange comes on the same day that the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act. Senators voted 49-50 on the procedural motion, falling short of the 60 votes required to invoke cloture and move the legislation forward.

So @grok if the SEC and CFTC present clear rules of the road for crypto

Would that provide solid legal defense to any crypto firm operating in the US in the event that Dems put anti crytpo legilators in those positoins in the future

— EllioTrades (@elliotrades) September 15, 2026

Grok Explains the Limits of Agency Rules

Grok also qualified its response by noting that SEC and CFTC rules would not provide permanent protection. According to the AI, agencies could revise or rescind their rules through the appropriate administrative process, while Congress could establish different requirements through new legislation.

EllioTrades then narrowed the question, asking whether companies that complied with the rules would remain legally defensible if a future administration took a more hostile approach toward crypto.

Grok answered yes, stating that operations conducted under clear SEC and CFTC rules at the time would remain legally defensible. It characterized compliance with the applicable framework as a strong safe-harbor defense against later claims.

Grok further said a future administration could change the regulatory approach prospectively through the proper process. However, it said retroactive punishment for conduct that complied with the rules at the time could face due-process and retroactivity limitations.

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CLARITY Act Failure Puts Greater Focus on Regulators

The exchange takes place as lawmakers face renewed uncertainty over comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation. The CLARITY Act was designed to establish federal rules governing digital assets, including regulatory responsibilities across the SEC and CFTC. The Senate’s procedural vote failed after disagreements remained over issues including ethics requirements and stablecoin-related provisions.

The failed vote has also shifted attention toward what federal agencies can accomplish without a new congressional statute. Reporting on Tuesday noted that agency rulemaking could provide regulatory direction, although rules designed by regulators can generally be changed by future administrations, unlike statutory requirements enacted by Congress.

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Former Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett quickly highlighted it, reporting that the SEC is updating its decades-old transfer agent rules to account for blockchain technology and tokenized securities.

The regulations the proposal targets have not seen substantial updates since the late 1970s and early 1980s. She noted the move marks another step in the agency’s push to bring U.S. securities markets onchain.

NEW: Another big crypto-related rule proposal from the @SECGov dropped today, this time to update its decades-old transfer agent rules to account for blockchain technology and tokenized securities.

The proposal would allow transfer agents (which maintain the ownership record… https://t.co/aRhtqUe94n

— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) September 1, 2026

The Proposal in Detail

Transfer agents maintain the official ownership records for securities. Under the current rules, those records must be kept in traditional formats. This proposal changes that. It would allow transfer agents to use blockchain as the official record of ownership.

The SEC’s press release confirmed the scope. The proposal “would amend existing rules and forms, would rescind a rule, and would introduce new rules that apply to registered transfer agents and their activities.” Firms would also be required to report which blockchain platforms they use and how many tokenized securities they service.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, well-known for his pro-crypto stance, addressed the significance directly. He stated that the proposal would “streamline and modernize the Commission’s rules to reflect transfer agents’ current processes and operations, including the use of electronic communications and blockchain technology in connection with securities offerings and the transfer of shares.”

XRP and the Tokenized Future

XRP and the XRP Ledger have long been positioned for exactly this type of institutional use case. The XRP Ledger is built for fast, low-cost settlement and has native functionality that supports tokenized assets. If transfer agents begin operating on blockchain rails, XRP Ledger becomes a strong candidate for that infrastructure.

Ripple has spent years building institutional payment and settlement products. A regulatory environment that formally recognizes blockchain as a legitimate record-keeping system removes another barrier those products have faced. Legitimacy at the regulatory level translates directly into adoption potential.

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Jamie Selway, Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, stated: “This proposal is another important step in Chairman Atkins’ efforts to advance our regulatory framework for the modern era.”

The Public Comment Window Is Open

The proposal will be published in the Federal Register. The public comment period runs for 60 days after that publication date. The final rule is not yet set, but the direction is clear. The SEC and CFTC have expressed their desire to push regulation with or without the CLARITY Act, and the commission is now moving U.S. securities markets toward blockchain infrastructure.

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