A DeFi Fund and an apparel company sued the SEC to prevent it from taking any action against the clothing company's recent "airdrop" of tokens. They argued that the SEC "has adopted an aggressive and expansive view of its own authority to regulate virtually all digital assets and transactions involving digital assets."
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Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott raised concerns about SEC-proposed rules that expand the dealer registration requirement as to transactions in U.S. Treasury securities.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of legislators asked banking regulators to clarify "through guidance and other actions" that an SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, which describes how a custodian must account for digital assets, is not enforceable.
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce criticized the SEC for pursuing a federal case against a crypto asset company for registration failures which ultimately resulted in the "demise of the company."
In a 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam highlighted "emerging trends transforming global derivatives markets" including "digital asset commodities, decentralized finance, and Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing."