Why the SEC just gave self custody crypto apps 5 years to get traditional broker licenses
Cryptoslate 16 Apr 2026
The SEC moved the crypto market structure forward on Apr ... The agency's Division of Trading and Markets published a staff statement on Covered User Interfaces, such as websites, browser extensions, wallet-linked apps, and mobile applications that help users in self-custodial setups prepare transactions in crypto asset securities ... Commissioner Hester Peirce and Trading and Markets Director Jamie Selway both described the Apr.

