Howey's Cryptonite: A Deep Dive on Digital Asset Classification

On 17 March 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint interpretive release establishing a securities taxonomy for crypto-assets the (Taxonomy). The Taxonomy is the most significant step yet in fulfilling SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ promise to establish a clear securities law framework as applied to crypto and digital assets. The Taxonomy now serves to help market participants to discern what characteristics the SEC would attribute to... By: K&L Gates LLP