The SEC just released an official letter explaining how U.S. citizens can self-custody Bitcoin and crypto. Not warning against it. Not discouraging it. Literally educating people on how to do it safely.
That alone tells you how much the landscape has shifted.
For years, the narrative from regulators was simple: crypto is risky, confusing, and better left to intermediaries. Self-custody was treated like an edge case, something only hardcore users touched.
