{"id":70328,"date":"2026-02-02T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70328"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:01:58","slug":"sec-and-cftc-launch-project-crypto-to-unite-us-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70328","title":{"rendered":"SEC and CFTC Launch \u201cProject Crypto\u201d to Unite US Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The SEC and CFTC are turning \u201cProject Crypto\u201d into a single rulebook for how the United States polices digital-asset markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have formally <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/atkins-remarks-joint-sec-cftc-harmonization-event-project-crypto-012926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reshaped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Project Crypto into a joint effort to align federal oversight of digital-asset trading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agency chairs Paul S. Atkins and Michael S. Selig confirmed the shift this week in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both agencies outlined the plan in speeches on 29 January 2026, followed by a legal brief released on 30 January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4a5.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>SEC LAUNCHES PROJECT CRYPTO TO MOVE ALL MARKETS ONCHAIN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNRqB2M6hE\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BNRqB2M6hE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptorover\/status\/1950958892696924238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-solana-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>Top Solana Meme Coins to Buy in 2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Will Project Crypto Change US Crypto Regulation?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goal is simple: cut down on overlapping rules and ease uncertainty as Congress moves closer to a bipartisan market-structure bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Notably, Project Crypto began in 2025 as an SEC <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globallegalinsights.com\/practice-areas\/blockchain-cryptocurrency-laws-and-regulations\/usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to update its approach to modern trading systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It will now work as a shared framework covering on-chain trading, clearing, settlement, and custody across both regulators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atkins called the expanded program \u201cone of the most ambitious initiatives between our two agencies in a generation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said the focus is on setting a \u201cminimum effective dose\u201d of regulation instead of creating two versions of the same rulebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketsmedia.com\/cftc-the-next-phase-of-project-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new arrangement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the agencies will build a shared crypto-asset taxonomy, draw clearer lines between securities and commodities, and cut the duplicate registrations that now burden firms overseen by both regulators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selig said Project Crypto aims to bring \u201ccoordination, coherence, and a unified approach to the federal oversight of crypto asset markets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He called it a rare chance to move past long-running turf fights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What New Rules Are Coming for Tokenized Collateral and Leveraged Crypto Trading?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officials also said a formal memorandum of understanding is coming. It will lock in data-sharing, joint surveillance, weekly leadership calls, and coordinated rulemaking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goal is to make the system durable, no matter who holds the top jobs in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first priorities <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/PressRoom\/SpeechesTestimony\/opaselig1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">include<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> safe-harbor ideas for software developers, new guidance on tokenized collateral, clearer rules for leveraged crypto trading, and a review of how prediction markets and event contracts should be treated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project is rolling out under President Donald Trump, whose administration has installed new leaders at both agencies and pushed to bring more crypto activity back onshore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, regulators continue to press Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and related bills. Though, they say they can still issue near-term guidance under current law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent industry analysis said the joint plan is designed to remove \u201cregulatory fragmentation\u201d and keep US markets competitive as other countries move fast to attract digital-asset firms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Market response has been quiet so far, with traders focused on the sell-off in major tokens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw about $818 million in outflows on Jan. 29, adding to roughly $1.8 billion in forced liquidations as Bitcoin dropped below $85,000 and briefly traded near $81,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Large redemptions came from funds run by BlackRock and Fidelity Investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>10+ Next Crypto to 100X In 2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have formally <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/atkins-remarks-joint-sec-cftc-harmonization-event-project-crypto-012926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reshaped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Project Crypto into a joint effort to align federal oversight of digital-asset trading.<br \/>\n<\/span>    <\/li>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project Crypto began in 2025 as an SEC <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globallegalinsights.com\/practice-areas\/blockchain-cryptocurrency-laws-and-regulations\/usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to update its approach to modern trading systems.<br \/>\n<\/span>    <\/li>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/sec-and-cftc-launch-project-crypto-to-unite-us-regulation\/\">SEC and CFTC Launch \u201cProject Crypto\u201d to Unite US Regulation<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC and CFTC are turning \u201cProject Crypto\u201d into a single rulebook for how the United States polices digital-asset markets. The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have formally reshaped Project Crypto into a joint effort to align federal oversight of digital-asset trading.\u00a0 Agency chairs Paul S. Atkins and Michael [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-70328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}