{"id":91176,"date":"2025-11-13T01:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=91176"},"modified":"2025-11-13T01:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:14:25","slug":"sec-moves-to-classify-crypto-tokens-as-securities-or-commodities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/11\/2025\/sec-moves-to-classify-crypto-tokens-as-securities-or-commodities.html","title":{"rendered":"SEC Moves to Classify Crypto-Tokens as Securities or Commodities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEC-crypto-7.jpg?w=457\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEC-crypto-7.jpg?w=457\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(HedgeCo.Net)  In a pivotal regulatory shift for the digital-asset industry, the U.S. Securities (Hand Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it plans to develop aed\u00a0<strong>token taxonomy<\/strong>\u00a0framework. According to a Reuters briefing, the SEC Chair (Paul Atkins) declared the regulator will determine whether certain digital tokens should be treated as securities \u2014 subject to traditional investment-law disclosure \u2014 or as commodities, with a different regulatory regime.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/wall-st-regulator-consider-crypto-token-classification-chair-says-2025-11-12\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key components of the announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The taxonomy aims to create&nbsp;<strong>clearer rules<\/strong>&nbsp;for asset categorisation: e.g., utility tokens, governance tokens, stablecoins, tokenised assets.<\/li><li>The SEC is reportedly preparing a \u201cregulatory package\u201d that may offer&nbsp;<strong>exemptions<\/strong>&nbsp;for tokens classified as securities to operate under tailored investment regimes rather than full-blown securities regulation.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/wall-st-regulator-consider-crypto-token-classification-chair-says-2025-11-12\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/li><li>The move is part of a broader push by the U.S. government (including mentions of the GENIUS Act) to provide stability and certainty in crypto-rules.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One of the biggest sources of friction in the crypto market has been&nbsp;<strong>legal uncertainty<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 what tokens count as securities? When do investment-laws apply? This ambiguity has caused firms to tread carefully or avoid certain products altogether.<\/li><li>With a taxonomy in place, firms (issuers, exchanges, custodians) will have&nbsp;<strong>greater clarity<\/strong>&nbsp;about compliance, risk, capital formation and investor protections. That may unlock more institutional flows and innovation.<\/li><li>Tailored exemptions may reduce the regulatory burden on certain tokens, potentially fostering a new wave of token-ised assets or DeFi-infrastructure that previously was held back by regulatory constraints.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Risks &amp; open questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The taxonomy is still&nbsp;<strong>in development<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 details are vague, timelines unclear. Firms may still face uncertainty in the interim.<\/li><li>How the taxonomy interacts with state regulators (e.g., money-transmission laws), global crypto rules, and international token regimes is still to be resolved.<\/li><li>There is risk of \u201cregulatory arbitrage\u201d where tokens slightly outside the taxonomy definitions may face enforcement anyway, introducing unpredictability.<\/li><li>Token issuers may still need to navigate disclosure, audit, custody and investor-protection obligations even if classified as \u201cnon-securities\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong><br>Today\u2019s announcement by the SEC marks a meaningful step towards legal clarity in the crypto sector. For market participants \u2014 from issuers to institutional investors \u2014 the token-taxonomy development may be a turning point. However, execution and details will matter heavily. Until then, the market may remain in cautious mode, waiting for the full regulatory road-map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(HedgeCo.Net) In a pivotal regulatory shift for the digital-asset industry, the U.S. Securities (Hand Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it plans to develop aed\u00a0token taxonomy\u00a0framework. 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