Forbes: The interpretive guidance document on crypto assets jointly issued by the US SEC and CFTC is expected to take effect next week.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the joint guidance document on cryptocurrency issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was submitted to the Federal Register on March 20. It is expected to take effect immediately after its official release on Monday, March 23. The document provides directly actionable regulatory guidance, has authoritative weight at the commission level, and will replace the 2019 “Analysis Framework for Digital Asset Investment Contracts.” It also guides enforcement and regulatory work by both agencies. This guidance builds on the Project Crypto initiative launched in 2025 and is seen as a “cryptocurrency regulatory bridge.” It offers entrepreneurs and investors immediate clarity on compliance ahead of bipartisan legislative efforts in Congress to establish a market structure. Its interpretive power and practical influence will guide industry behavior, judicial analysis, and enforcement policies, providing a more stable compliance basis than previous employee-level guidance. (Forbes)