Forbes: The guidance document on crypto assets jointly issued by the SEC and CFTC is expected to take effect next week.

The joint guidance document on crypto assets issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was filed in the Federal Register on March 20 and is expected to take effect immediately upon its official release next Monday, March 23. This document provides market participants with directly actionable regulatory guidance. It carries commission-level authority and will replace the 2019 "Analysis Framework for Digital Asset 'Investment Contracts'," guiding the enforcement and regulatory work of both regulatory agencies. This guidance document is built upon the Project Crypto project, which is scheduled to launch in 2025, and is considered a "regulatory bridge" for crypto assets. It also provides entrepreneurs and investors with immediate compliance clarity before Congress moves forward with bipartisan market structure legislation. Its explanatory power and practical influence will guide crypto industry behavior, judicial analysis, and enforcement policies, providing the market with a more stable compliance basis than previous employee-level guidance. (Forbes)