The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promised to suspend checks on crypto companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that it has not scheduled inspections of crypto companies for 2026. The SEC's inspections department clarified that starting in 2026, the agency is moving away from the practices of the previous administration of Gary Gensler, when the review of the activities of issuers of digital assets, including spot ETFs on Bitcoin and Ethereum, was highlighted as a separate area of activity. The current SEC Chairman Paul Atkins reported that the new inspection plan intends to focus on traditional fiduciary duties of companies, such as safeguarding user assets, protecting personal data, and cyber resilience. The official described the easing of pressure on the U.S. crypto industry as a desire to establish a dialogue with participants in the digital asset market and to make federal inspectors' checks a means of jointly coordinating regulatory requirements.