S&P 5007,764.70▲1.5% Nasdaq27,122.09▲2.3% Dow52,048.83▲0.7% Russell 2K2,875.36▲0.5% 10-Yr4.96%−3bp VIX14.31−0.56 WTI$90.73▼4.1% Gold$4,348.00▼0.7% EUR/USD1.141▼0.4% BTC$85,554▼0.7% Nikkei65,019▲1.4%
At close · Wed, Sep 23, 2026
Daily Market Updates.

Crypto

Home›Crypto›Regulation›a16z and DeFi Education Fund seek SEC safe harbor for…

a16z and DeFi Education Fund seek SEC safe harbor for DEXs

The groups also urged the SEC to create a centralized crypto trading registration framework modeled on 1998 alternative trading system rules.

Reported · Written up by our desk · Regulation

a16z and the DeFi Education Fund have asked the SEC to carve out a safe harbor for decentralized exchange activity, proposing a rebuttable presumption that decentralized exchange protocols and their front ends are not exchanges under the Exchange Act.

In a separate letter filed the same day, a16z pressed the SEC to build a registration regime for centralized crypto trading platforms, modeled on the 1998 alternative trading system rules.

The filings are dated Sept. 14, three days before the SEC issued its Innovation Exemption for tokenized stock venues, according to The Defiant.

← Newer storyDavid Ellison reaches a deal to proceed with Warner Bros. acquisition

More like this

CryptoSEC grants conditional nod for tokenized NMS stocks to trade onchain
CryptoEurope’s central banks recommend easing stablecoin bank-deposit reserve rules
CryptoCFTC warns prediction markets about manipulation risk in 'mention' contracts
CryptoCoinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail tied to AI phishing service
CryptoCFTC chair calls for mass tokenization as SEC allows onchain stock trading

Sources

The Defianta16z And DeFi Education Fund Ask SEC To Put DEXs Outside Exchange Registration

Get the close, explained.

One email every trading day: what moved, why it moved, and what's on deck tomorrow. Read in 3 minutes.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime.