It seems that an important but often misinterpreted shift in tone is occurring in the USA: the regulator is no longer highlighting cryptocurrency as a separate 'red zone' of increased risk. In the fresh priorities for inspections for the 2026 financial year, crypto assets are not included in a separate block — whereas the previous year they had a dedicated section. This is not about 'allowing everything,' but about normalization: cryptocurrency is increasingly viewed not as a unique threat, but as another set of products and processes that are checked by common rules — just like any other.

Why can this happen? Regulatory oversight usually moves to where risk becomes widespread and applicable: it's not the word 'crypto' that is dangerous, but how the product is sold, where assets are stored, how conflicts of interest are managed, how honestly risks are disclosed, and whether processes withstand cyber threats. In the priorities for 2026, the focus has noticeably shifted to information security, operational resilience, new requirements for customer data protection, as well as automated advisory technologies and algorithms. In other words, the focus is on mechanics and controls, not on labels.

But it's important not to confuse 'not separated out' with 'no longer a problem.' The cryptocurrency market still remains an area where imbalances easily arise: opaque fees, aggressive marketing, complex yield structures, weak customer protection, storage errors, and access management issues. Meanwhile, the regulator continues to build frameworks and 'shelve' different types of digital assets and intermediaries, simply doing it more systematically and substantively.

For the market, this is a double signal. On one hand, participants have more space for 'adult' dialogue: less stigma, more requirements for procedures, reporting, and controls. On the other hand, a private investor should not perceive this as a sign of safety: the absence of a separate red sign does not turn high volatility and technological risks into low ones. In the new logic, it's not the one who shouts louder about 'regulatory reversal' that wins, but the one who has really built client protection, product transparency, and risk discipline.

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