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SEC liquid-staking token guidance
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Description SEC staff guidance is clarifying securities-law treatment of liquid staking tokens and decentralized token buybacks. Overview SEC staff said liquid staking tokens for commodities qualify as digital tools or commodities rather than securities. The guidance also said token buybacks on functional networks do not alone…
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Sep 28, 2026
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