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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) historic shift in favor of digital assets is emerging as one of the most significant developments of the current Trump administration. Yet, investors may not fully grasp what it means for crypto adoption and its integration into the core of American financial services. That’s one of the key takeaways from recent remarks by Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, who believes markets are underestimating the regulatory tailwinds now forming in the world’s largest economy. Project Crypto, the SEC’s initiative to modernize its approach to digital assets, was unveiled last week in direct response to the White House’s Working Group on Digital Assets. The program aims to create clearer, more consistent crypto regulations going forward. This week’s Crypto Biz covers the SEC’s evolving stance, including its latest guidance on liquid staking tokens, Hougan’s bullish commentary, continued institutional adoption of Bitcoin and the growing IPO momentum across the crypto industry. SEC says “certain liquid staking activities” fall outside securities laws In a continued shift toward clearer digital asset regulation, the US SEC clarified this week that certain liquid staking practices do not constitute securities offerings—and therefore do not fall under its jurisdiction. The clarification came via a Staff Statement published on Aug. 5, in which the agency stated that “depending on the facts and circumstances, the liquid staking activities covered in the statement do not involve the offer and sale of securities.” The SEC defined liquid staking as the process of staking cryptocurrencies via a protocol or software, receiving a liquid staking receipt token in return to represent ownership. “Today’s staff statement on liquid staking is a significant step forward in clarifying the staff’s view about crypto asset activities that do not fall within the SEC’s jurisdiction,” said SEC Chair Paul Atkins.  Liquid staking is already a…

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