SEC vs CFTC: Who Regulates Crypto?
The Block·
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) share primary oversight of the crypto market, with the SEC regulating assets resembling investments in companies, such as stocks, and the CFTC handling assets behaving like commodities, including futures and derivatives tied to them, creating a complex regulatory landscape for crypto participants.
Crypto oversight is split mainly between two agencies: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In broad terms, the SEC handles crypto assets that behave like investments in a company. Meanwhile, the CFTC handles assets that behave like commodities, along with futures and other derivatives tied to them. Which […]