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According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed the most sweeping overhaul of registered offering rules in more than 20 years, aimed at reversing a long-term decline in U.S. public listings by cutting compliance costs and simplifying capital raising. The package would allow newly public companies to use shelf registrations immediately after an IPO — scrapping the current roughly one-year waiting period and eliminating the $75 million public float requirement tied to unrestricted shelf offerings. Companies would also be able to pre-register securities and sell shares quickly when market conditions improve, a flexibility that could prove critical for crypto firms operating in volatile markets. The proposal would expand streamlined regulatory accommodations to roughly 75% of listed firms, up from the current 36%, and raise the large accelerated filer threshold from $700 million to $2 billion in public float — with companies needing to exceed it for two consecutive years before facing the SEC's toughest audit and reporting requirements. Newly listed companies would also remain exempt from strictest reporting for at least five years.
The reforms do not create crypto-specific rules but signal a broader SEC shift toward encouraging capital formation. The rules are open for 60-day public comment.