SEC makes digital assets strategic priority through 2030
The SEC has made digital assets a strategic priority in its draft 2026–2030 plan, creating a dedicated goal for blockchain and crypto regulation. It says it wants a clear, coherent legal framework for digital assets and distributed ledger technology, arguing these tools could transform U.S. financial infrastructure. The plan highlights tokenization, onchain capital formation, custody, trading, and staking as areas where firms should be able to operate under appropriate oversight without conflicting rules. It also emphasizes the need to clarify jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC, a longstanding issue in U.S. crypto regulation. The SEC says stronger coordination and legal certainty are needed as digital asset markets have grown faster than existing rules.
