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SEC crypto FAQ update

Story timeline · 5 updates, 28 Sep to 2 Nov 2026

The SEC updated its crypto FAQ on token buybacks, saying a buyback with no central party leading it is less likely to qualify as an investment contract. Former prosecutor Renato Mariotti said the update is nonbinding guidance and offers no legal protection. On 2 November the SEC's corporate finance division updated…

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  1. SEC updates crypto FAQ on token buybacks

    The US SEC updated its crypto FAQ on token buybacks, adding that a buyback with no central party leading it is less likely to qualify as an investment contract, per Eleanor Terrett.

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  2. Former prosecutor says SEC crypto FAQ is nonbinding and offers no legal protection

    Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, said the SEC's updated crypto FAQ is nonbinding guidance and should be used as reference material rather than a safeguard against future regulatory action. The update, released last week, added that token buybacks without a central…

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  3. SEC issues FAQ on crypto token classification, touching on CLARITY Act decentralisation

    The SEC has published a new FAQ on crypto token classification, which appears aimed at clarifying some of the decentralisation questions the CLARITY Act is intended to address, a Fox Business crypto reporter said on X.

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  4. SEC staff says broad governance participants generally are not centralised entities

    The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance updated its crypto asset FAQs on 2 Nov with three answers on classification, saying unaffiliated broad governance participants generally are not centralised entities. The FAQs reflect staff views only and have no legal force.

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  5. SEC updates token classification FAQ, a16z's Miles Jennings says

    Miles Jennings, general counsel at a16z, says the SEC's corporate finance division updated its token classification FAQ on 2 November, clarifying decentralised governance through entities such as DUNA, permissioned versus permissionless systems, and the line between functional and decentralised.

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