The Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance on Thursday saying it does not view most meme coins, which are crypto tokens that originated from memes, as securities under United States ...

On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a statement to provide clarity on the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets by declaring that “meme ...

Dogecoin, Pepe, Trump. They are a few examples of meme coins, a category of crypto that the SEC stated Thursday are akin to collectibles and not covered by federal securities oversight. It was the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Becca Bratcher is an author and journalist specializing in crypto. On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

*IYKYK. As always, read the fine print (and the footnotes). The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement on February 27, 2025 to clarify the application of federal securities laws to ...

Meme coins are not securities and, hence, aren't subject to federal laws regulating the financial instruments, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency has issued its official ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued long sought after guidance Thursday evening saying it does not deem most meme coins securities under U.S. federal law. Meme coins "typically have limited ...

Meme Coins, or crypto assets with no apparent value beyond the fact they exist, have been deemed not to be securities by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a Staff statement, ...