SEC Prioritizes Digital Assets in Draft Strategic Plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled its draft Strategic Plan for FY2026–2030, which places digital assets at the forefront of its objectives. This move marks a significant shift towards institutionalization of crypto regulation, as the SEC seeks to provide a clear framework for the industry.

According to the plan, the SEC aims to promote compliant capital formation through tokenized offerings and on-chain financial infrastructure. It also emphasizes the need for custody, trading, and staking to operate under appropriate oversight while avoiding duplicative or conflicting requirements.

The plan ties clear digital-asset rules to resolving jurisdictional questions between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This is in line with a memorandum of understanding signed by the two agencies in March, which aims to deepen coordination and information sharing.