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SEC and CFTC Joint Guidance Lists Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Other Tokens as Digital Commodities

The joint guidance from the SEC (U.S. securities regulator) and CFTC (U.S. derivatives regulator) provides examples of digital commodities, covering major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP.

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Terms & Concepts
  • Digital commodity: A crypto asset category generally associated with commodities-style oversight rather than securities treatment, depending on the applicable legal framework.
  • SEC: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the main U.S. regulator overseeing securities markets and investor protections.
  • CFTC: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. regulator responsible for derivatives and commodity market oversight.