The SEC brought 348 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2026, 23.7% fewer than the 456 in the previous fiscal year and the lowest number since 1991. It was the first full fiscal year after Paul Atkins became chair, and standalone enforcement actions fell from 303 to 235.
But nearly all the crypto cases named by the SEC involved fraud: three purported crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs were accused of defrauding investors of at least $14 million; the founder of a bitcoin mining company was charged with misappropriating $48.5 million. The April settlement with Francis Decker, a partner at FTX auditor Prager Metis, also concerned auditing standards, not token classification.
The overall contraction looks more like a shift in resource allocation. Whether new registration-violation cases emerge next fiscal year will say more about the direction than this percentage.
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But nearly all the crypto cases named by the SEC involved fraud: three purported crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs were accused of defrauding investors of at least $14 million; the founder of a bitcoin mining company was charged with misappropriating $48.5 million. The April settlement with Francis Decker, a partner at FTX auditor Prager Metis, also concerned auditing standards, not token classification.
The overall contraction looks more like a shift in resource allocation. Whether new registration-violation cases emerge next fiscal year will say more about the direction than this percentage.
#SEC #加密监管 #Enforcement