Regulation Crypto Assets

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, widely known in digital asset circles as Crypto Mom, will leave the agency on Oct. 2. Her exit comes as the SEC continues to publish crypto policy guidance, including new material on token classifications, marketing expectations and staking receipt tokens.

U.S. market regulators are advancing crypto rulemaking after the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to move forward. The push may give the sector near-term guidance, but agency action remains less durable than legislation.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate after falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. The defeat leaves crypto market structure policy in the hands of regulators for now, while industry groups reassess their political strategy.

Ethereum has surged after major regulatory and liquidity developments lifted sentiment across digital assets. Technical traders are now watching on-chain valuation and volume signals that could confirm whether ETH is entering a new bullish cycle.

Ethereum has jumped sharply after supportive U.S. regulatory and liquidity developments helped trigger a major short squeeze across crypto markets. Technical traders are now watching the 200-day EMA breakout, MVRV behavior, and volume trends for confirmation that a new ETH bull cycle is taking shape.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig said the agency is preparing to use existing authority to shape crypto market rules if Congress does not pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The move could put the derivatives regulator at the center of U.S. digital asset oversight as Senate negotiations remain unresolved.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a proposed rule known as Regulation Crypto Assets, setting out exemptions for certain crypto offerings. The proposal opens a 60-day public comment period and arrives as Congress continues work on broader digital asset market structure legislation.