SEC Schedules Nov. 19 Crypto-Asset Briefing at Compliance Seminar

The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a virtual compliance seminar on Nov. 19, 2026, featuring a crypto-assets briefing for investment companies and investment advisers.

The crypto session is scheduled from 4:15 to 5:20 p.m. ET (21:15–22:20 UTC) during Panel VI, titled “Briefings on Current Issues.” Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, is listed as a speaker alongside staff from the agency’s Divisions of Examinations and Investment Management.

The panel will also cover superintelligence, internet advisers, TAMPS and marketing. The broader program will address information security, operational resiliency, conflicts of interest, private funds, registered investment companies and compliance-program effectiveness.

The seminar will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET (13:30–22:30 UTC). It will be livestreamed on SEC.gov, and advance registration will not be required. The program is intended for chief compliance officers and senior personnel responsible for compliance programs and investor protection.

The event is part of the SEC’s Compliance Outreach Program, jointly sponsored by the Divisions of Examinations and Investment Management and the Asset Management Unit of the Division of Enforcement. The agency’s agenda does not specify whether the crypto session will include new guidance, a rulemaking announcement or an enforcement action.

Separately, on Oct. 1, the SEC proposed a framework for the custody of crypto assets by registered investment advisers and regulated funds. The proposal would permit self-custody in certain circumstances and allow state trust companies to serve as custodians subject to conditions.

The proposal would also update custody, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for crypto assets that are funds or securities, along with similar investments held by regulated funds. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said the market had grown “from a niche curiosity into a multi-trillion-dollar asset class to which investors actively seek exposure.”

Public comments on the custody proposal are due Dec. 7, 2026.