The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of
Examinations (Division
1) recently released a Risk
Alert
2 highlighting its continued focus on digital
assets
3 that are securities (Digital Asset Securities).
The Division emphasized that the offer, sale, and trading of
Digital Asset Securities present unique risks to investors and
encouraged firms to consider the distinct features of
distributed-ledger technology when designing their
regulatory-compliance programs. The Risk Alert provides
observations made by Division staff during recent examinations of
industry participants that may assist firms in developing their
compliance practices and policies. The Risk Alert also provides
transparency about areas of focus for the Division s future