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U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Most Crypto Stablecoins Aren’t Securities

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator’s staff declared in the latest statement outlining the corners of the crypto sector for which it doesn’t have a legal interest.

Since the agency was taken over by President Donald Trump-appointed leadership and formed a Crypto Task Force to ease pressures on the digital assets space, its staff has issued a series of statements meant to clarify the crypto areas outside its jurisdiction — so far including memecoins and proof-of-work crypto mining. It’s now added stablecoins to that list. The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued the Friday statement — not yet a binding rule, or even formal guidance — to declare stablecoins «do not involve the offer and sale of securities.»

«Persons involved in the process of ‘minting’ (or creating) and redeeming Covered Stablecoins do not need to register those transactions with the Commission under the Securities Act or fall within one of the Securities Act’s exemptions from registration,» according to the statement.

It went on to clarify that such stablecoins — an arena dominated by Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC — «are marketed solely for use in commerce, as a means of making payments, transmitting money, and/or storing value, and not as investments.»

Congress has been moving forward on establishing a new set of U.S. standards for the issuance of such tokens. This week, the House Financial Services Committee advanced a stablecoin bill toward a vote of the overall House of Representatives. The Senate is building toward consideration of a similar bill that’s also been approved by committee there — in both cases by a wide, bipartisan vote.

While they’re the most sedate of crypto assets, stablecoins have been a colorful political topic in recent weeks, as the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial pitched its own stablecoin, and some congressional Democrats are concerned that Elon Musk will leverage his status as a tech giant to follow suit.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is leading the agency’s task force, has said she feels the early, nonbinding moves to reverse crypto resistance at the SEC are important and should be done as rapidly as possible, even if they’re not yet official policy. She’s said non-fungible tokens (NFTS) may also be considered for such a statement.

Read More: SEC ‘Earnest’ About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

The SEC is set to have its second in a series of crypto summits next week. This one is set to focus on trading.

The agency may also soon be taken over by Trump’s pick for a permanent chairman if Paul Atkins is confirmed by the Senate. The Senate Banking Committee approved his nomination in a party-line vote this week.

Even before his arrival, interim Chairman Mark Uyeda has made dramatic moves to overhaul the regulator’s crypto position. That’s included throwing out most of the prominent enforcement cases the agency had pursued against digital assets businesses, though a few remain.

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Further 20% Market Drop Is Possible

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the market could see another 20% drop, but that the current drawdown is a buying opportunity in the long term as the current situation doesn’t pose systematic risk.

“I see it more as a buying opportunity than a selling opportunity, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go down further,” Fink said during an appearance at the Economic Club of New York on Monday.

He noted that inflationary pressure is higher than market participants expect and that many already believe the U.S. to be in a recession. As a result, he does not anticipate the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.

Last month, Fink published a letter to shareholders, warning about Bitcoin’s (BTC) threat to the U.S. dollar, which could weaken if Americans believe the cryptocurrency to be a safer asset than the dollar.

Markets, including the crypto market, have been in turmoil since U.S. President Donald Trump announced a host of tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. BTC is currently trading 5% lower over the past five days and 11% lower in the past month. Stocks were hit even worse with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 13% and 15%, respectively.

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Jamie Dimon Warns Tariffs Could Prompt Inflation, Global Economic Downfall

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning investors about the potential of rising prices and further slowing of the U.S. economy as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

“The recent tariffs will likely increase inflation and are causing many to consider a greater probability of a recession,” Dimon warned in his annual letter to shareholders. “Whether or not the menu of tariffs causes a recession remains in question, but it will slow down growth.”

“Whatever you think of the legitimate reasons for the newly announced tariffs – and, of course, there are some – or the long-term effect, good or bad, there are likely to be important short-term effects,” he said, noting that price increases will not only affect imported goods but even domestic prices.

Global markets, including crypto markets have been in freefall since Sunday in anticipation of Trump’s most recent tariff announcement on Monday. Bitcoin (BTC), fell below $79,000 to its lowest point since November. It is currently trading flat over the past 24 hours at $78,235. The CoinDesk 20, which tracks the 20 largest crypto assets by market capitalization, is down more than 10% today and nearly 20% over the past month.

Dimon said that he is all for Trump’s “America First” foreign policy, but that it can’t turn into “America alone.”

“If the Western world’s military and economic alliances were to fragment, America itself would inevitably weaken over time,” he warned.

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Bitcoin Pops and Drops as Markets Swing Wildly on Tariff News

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It’s been a wild ninety minutes in markets, with the Nasdaq swinging from about a 5% loss to a 5% gain and then returning to flat in very quick order on a story — later denied by the White House — that President Trump was considering a ninety-day delay in the implementation of his tariff regime for all countries except China.

«Fake news,» said White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt in response to the delay rumor.

The swing touched cryptos as well, with bitcoin (BTC) rising from the $74,400 to above $80,000 before retreating back to $79,000, still lower by 4.3% over the past 24 hours. Ether (ETH) remains lower by more than 11%, while XRP is down 9.3%.

Amid the ongoing market panic, there are some green shoots though, with European Union Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen saying, «Europe is ready to negotiate with the U.S.,» including offering zero-for zero tariffs on industrial goods.

President Trump, meanwhile, said, «Countries from all over the world are talking to us,» and claimed Japan is sending a «top team» to negotiate.

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