SEC, CFTC Clear Path for Spot Crypto Trading on Registered Exchanges
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint statement Tuesday clarifying that registered exchanges can facilitate trading of certain spot crypto asset products, marking a significant regulatory shift under the Trump administration.
The statement from both agencies’ staff divisions represents the first formal coordination between the SEC and CFTC on spot crypto trading rules, addressing longstanding regulatory uncertainty that has limited exchange offerings in digital assets.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins called the move “a significant step forward in bringing innovation in the crypto asset markets back to America,” emphasizing market participants should have “freedom…
