Pro-Crypto US Agenda Continues as SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Digital Assets

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On September 4, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed 20 new rules in its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. 

Many of these proposed rules focus on loosening crypto industry regulations in the United States.

This follows a CFTC statement last week clarifying that Americans were able to trade on offshore crypto exchanges as part of a “crypto sprint” under the Trump administration. 

Among the proposals are clarity around the offer and sale of crypto assets, including potential exemptions and safe harbors. The SEC is also looking at amendments to enable crypto trading on national securities exchanges and alternative trading systems, signaling a push to integrate digital assets into traditional US financial infrastructure.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said in a statement:

This regulatory agenda reflects that it is a new day at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The items on the agenda represent the Commission's renewed focus on supporting innovation, capital formation, market efficiency, and investor protection.

Atkins continued:

A key priority of my Chairmanship is clear rules of the road for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets while continuing to discourage bad actors from violating the law. It also covers a number of envisioned deregulatory rule proposals to reduce compliance burdens and facilitate capital formation, including by simplifying pathways for raising capital and investor access to private businesses.

Both the SEC’s and CFTC’s recent moves are signs of regulators in the US crafting clearer guidance on digital assets, with less restrictive regulations.