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SEC Sets August 14 Vote to Launch First Major Crypto Rule
The SEC votes Friday on Regulation Crypto, its first formal rulemaking for token offerings. The proposal could give crypto projects a capital-raising path without full registration.
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The SEC has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET to vote on whether to propose new rules creating a tailored offering regime for certain crypto investment contracts. The item on the agenda is Regulation Crypto, the first formal crypto rulemaking of Chairman Paul Atkins' tenure. The notice landed Monday night with unusually short lead time.
The vote decides whether to publish the proposal and open it for public comment. The three-member, all-Republican commission is expected to green-light that step. The meeting runs from the agency's Washington headquarters and will be webcast on sec.gov.
Based on the framework Atkins laid out in March, the proposal is expected to give crypto projects a route to raise capital without triggering full securities registration, plus an exit path out of SEC jurisdiction once a team is no longer actively managing the network. Earlier reporting on the draft pointed to capped raises for early-stage issuers and a multi-year exemption window. Those numbers are not confirmed until the text is public on Friday.