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Lawyers warn SEC and CFTC crypto rules could be struck down in court

  • —SEC granted a five-year exemption for issuing and trading tokenized equities
  • —SEC clarified that liquid staking tokens are not securities
  • —CFTC proposed a new registration category called crypto asset markets
  • —TD Cowen: agency rules are the easiest to repeal, and the 2024 Supreme Court ruling made it simpler
Why it matters: The US crypto rulebook could be reversed by courts or a future administration, keeping regulatory uncertainty alive for investors and firms.
Source: CryptoHamster
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