Key Highlights
- SEC and CFTC reschedule their joint crypto harmonization event to January 29, 2026.
- Chairs Paul Atkins and Michael Selig will outline coordination plans in public forum
- Event ties directly to the Trump administration’s push for U.S. crypto leadership
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have rescheduled their upcoming joint crypto policy event, pushing it back by two days as regulators continue efforts to align oversight of digital assets.
According to a notice posted today, the event, titled “SEC–CFTC Harmonization: U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era”, will now take place on Thursday, January 29, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET at CFTC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The session will remain open to the public and livestreamed online.
What the event is about
The meeting will be led by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, with a fireside chat moderated by crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett.
At its core, the discussion is meant to address one of the crypto industry’s longest-running problems in the U.S.: unclear and overlapping jurisdiction between securities and commodities regulators. By appearing together, Atkins and Selig aim to signal tighter coordination and a shift away from fragmented oversight.
The rescheduling does not change the substance of the event, but it comes as lawmakers and regulators move more quickly on digital asset policy. A revised crypto market structure bill is already circulating in Congress, and both agencies have framed harmonization as essential to keeping innovation, and capital, inside the United States.
The event also aligns with President Donald Trump’s stated goal of positioning the U.S. as the global “crypto capital,” a theme both chairs have referenced repeatedly since taking office.
Selig’s role in pushing coordination
Selig, confirmed as CFTC chairman in December, has made regulatory clarity for crypto a central priority of his tenure. With prior experience inside the SEC, he is widely seen as a bridge between the two agencies, particularly on questions like when a digital asset should be treated as a security versus a commodity.
That background has fueled expectations that the SEC–CFTC relationship could shift from turf disputes toward a more unified federal framework.
While the delay itself is minor, the substance of the conversation is not. Market participants will be listening closely for concrete signals on how responsibilities could be divided, how enforcement may change, and whether harmonization will translate into clearer rules rather than continued case-by-case action.
For now, the message from regulators is that coordination remains on track, even if the calendar moved.
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