- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission agreed to work together on crypto regulation.
- The move aims to bring clearer rules to the digital asset market.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have agreed to work more closely together to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The two regulators recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that aims to improve coordination and create a more unified approach to overseeing digital assets.
Agreement’s Importance
For several years, the crypto space has perceived the SEC and CFTC as competing regulators. The new agreement shows that the two regulators are now coordinating their rules and working together rather than competing for authority. Under the agreement, the agencies will improve communication and cooperation in several ways. They plan to hold the regular joint meetings to discuss and share data and research related to the digital assets while coordinating their responses to companies requesting regulatory guidance
The memorandum outlines several areas where the agencies will cooperate. These include holding regular joint meetings, sharing information, and coordinating their supervision of the crypto market. One key objective is to clarify the definition of digital assets
The agencies also plan to update the existing regulatory frameworks, which involve rules related to trade reporting. These updates may affect how crypto companies operate. Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are considering a crypto bill on how digital assets are regulated across the agencies.
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are currently considering a crypto market structure bill that could define how digital assets are regulated across different agencies. The important signal for the U.S. regulators who are preparing is the agreement between the SEC and CFTC
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