SEC Adds Three Crypto Rules to 2026 Regulatory Agenda

The Securities and Exchange Commission listed three crypto-focused rulemakings in its 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda, targeting proposed rules as soon as July, according to the agency's own Agency Rule List published on reginfo.gov.

The agenda entries cover crypto asset offerings, broker-dealer requirements and market structure, each marked "Proposed Rule Stage" with a target Notice of Proposed Rulemaking date of "07/00/2026." The Crypto Assets rule (RIN 3235-AN38) would address the offer and sale of digital assets, "potentially to include certain exemptions and safe harbors."

Broker-Dealer Capital Rules

A second item, RIN 3235-AN48, would amend broker-dealer net capital rule 15c3-1 and customer-protection rule 15c3-3, plus recordkeeping rules 17a-3 and 17a-4, "to address the application of these rules to crypto assets." A third, Crypto Market Structure Amendments (RIN 3235-AN49), would amend Exchange Act rules covering crypto trading on alternative trading systems and national securities exchanges.

Clarity for Exchanges

The SEC said the market-structure proposal is meant to "help clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market," while "providing clear rules of the road for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets.”

The move follows the SEC's June 2 draft strategic plan, which named digital-asset rulemaking a top priority, and its innovation exemption framework proposed in May for tokenized stock trading. The agenda entries formalize those stated priorities into specific rule numbers with a public timetable, though the SEC has not yet released proposed rule text; the July date is a target, not a filing.

Congress, meanwhile, continues to negotiate the CLARITY Act, the market-structure bill still awaiting a full Senate vote before an Aug. 7 deadline lawmakers set for action before summer recess.