Policy Event Β· High impact

US SEC Declares Bitcoin and Ethereum Non-Securities Under New Guidance

SEC Chair Paul Atkins announces Bitcoin and Ethereum will not be treated as securities under the agencys new regulatory framework. The guidance represents the clearest statement yet on major crypto asset classification, with implications for APAC exchanges serving US customers and global regulatory harmonization efforts.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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