SEC Pulls Aug. 14 Crypto Offering-Rules Vote at the Last Minute

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cancelled its Open Meeting slated for 2026-08-14 at 10:00 AM ET. The Office of the Secretary posted the Sunshine Act cancellation notice on 2026-08-13, confirming the change.

The meeting had been scheduled to consider whether to issue a release proposing new rules to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. With the cancellation, that item will not be taken up on 2026-08-14.

What the SEC canceled and who was slated to present

The SEC’s events page for the Open Meeting described a single agenda item to “consider whether to issue a release proposing new rules to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets” (SEC Open Meeting page).

The published agenda listed the matter as “ITEM 1: Regulation Crypto Assets” and identified Division of Corporation Finance staff as presenters: Jim Moloney; Sebastian Gomez Abero; Valian Afshar; Patrick Faller; John Fieldsend; and Irene Paik. The agenda page was last posted/updated on 2026-08-10 (SEC Open Meeting Agenda).

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