Non-inclusive list of recent relevant public statements and publications on digital assets
December 23, 2020
Statement and Request for Comment Regarding the Custody of Digital Asset Securities by Special Purpose Broker-Dealers
October 11, 2019
Leaders of CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
Heath Tarbert, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Kenneth A. Blanco, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Jay Clayton, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
July 8, 2019
Joint Staff Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities
Public statement by the Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of General Counsel, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
April 3, 2019
Statement on “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets”
Bill Hinman, Director of Division of Corporation Finance
Valerie Szczepanik, Senior Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation
November 16, 2018
Statement on Digital Asset Securities Issuance and Trading
SEC public statement by Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets
June 14, 2018
Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic)
Remarks at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit by William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance: Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic):
May 31, 2018
Getting a Handle on Virtual Currencies
FINRA staff and the BBC Institute publication: Getting a Handle on Virtual Currencies
May 2, 2018
Beaches and Bitcoin: Remarks before the Medici Conference
By Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
March 7, 2018
Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets
SEC public statement by Divisions of Enforcement and Trading Markets: Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets
February 15, 2018
U.S. regulator warns of cryptocurrency 'pump-and-dump' schemes
Reuters article: "U.S. regulator warns of cryptocurrency 'pump-and-dump' schemes"
January 25, 2018
Statement by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo: Regulators are Looking at Cryptocurrency
January 19, 2018
SPEECHES & TESTIMONY
Remarks of Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo to the ABA Derivatives and Futures Section Conference, Naples, Florida
January 18, 2018
Staff Letter: Engaging on Fund Innovation and Cryptocurrency-related Holdings
January 4, 2018
Statement on NASAA's Message to Investors about ICOs
Statement of Chairman Jay Clayton and Commissioners Kara M. Stein and Michael S. Piwowar on "NASAA Reminds Investors to Approach Cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings and Other Cryptocurrency Related Investment Products with Caution"
December 11, 2017
Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
By SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
