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2026 US Crypto Regulation Outlook: SEC Reform Advancing, CFTC Influence Rising
Summary: As news emerges, with the Trump administration entering its second year, a shift is seen in the US crypto regulatory landscape. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are moving from jurisdictional disputes to closer collaboration, jointly advancing crypto regulation. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is driving token classification systems, ...
As news emerges, with the Trump administration entering its second year, a shift is seen in the US crypto regulatory landscape. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are moving from jurisdictional disputes to closer collaboration, jointly advancing crypto regulation.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is driving token classification systems, Project Crypto, and innovation exemptions, and has approved multiple crypto ETF listing standards, while also prioritizing asset tokenization in regulation.
CFTC is accelerating rule clarifications through Crypto Sprint, and with new Chairman Michael Selig taking office, is expected to play a more central role in regulating crypto commodities like Bitcoin.
Industry insiders believe that in 2026, US crypto regulation will present a dual-track structure of SEC institutional innovation + CFTC leading market expansion. Former SEC senior lawyer Howard Fischer points out that this is the first time in his memory that these two major institutions are advancing crypto regulation in a highly cooperative manner, and expects this collaboration to dominate the regulatory agenda in 2026.
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