As technology evolves, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must evolve with it. Nowhere is this truer than in crypto, and now: The market for crypto assets has grown in size and sophistication such that the SEC’s recent harmful approach of enforcement and abdication of regulation needs urgent updating.
While the long-term future of the crypto industry in the U.S. will likely require Congress to sign a comprehensive regulatory framework into law, here are 6 steps the SEC could immediately take to create “fit-for-purpose” regulations – without sacrificing innovation or critical investor protections.
#1 Provide guidance on ‘airdrops’
The SEC should provide interpretive guidance for how blockchain projects can distribute incentive-based crypto rewards to participants — without those being characterized as securities offerings.
Blockchain projects typically offer such rewards — often called “airdrops” — to incentivize usage of a particular network. These

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