SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce—the Crypto Mom—answered questions during the 2021 Security Token Summit on digital asset issues such as the Howey test, her regulatory safe harbor proposal, and Non-Fungible Tokens.

According to its report released in March of 2021, Citi believes that Bitcoin is at a "tipping point" and could "become the currency of choice for international trade." 

XRP holders filed a motion to intervene in the SEC's enforcement action against Ripple, telling the court that they have lost billions because of the SEC's meritless action.

The New York Attorney General’s Office has sued Coinseed, Inc., a start-up virtual currency trading platform, and its CEO and its former CFO under New York State’s Martin Act in Manhattan State Supreme Court.

The SEC's Division of Examinations has issued a Risk Alert focused on digital asset securities and compliance guidance for financial markets participants, as well as areas of focus for future Division examinations.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved a national bank charter for Anchorage Digital Bank NA.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued guidance that permits broker-dealers to custody customers' digital asset securities.  A broker-dealer engaging in this activity is considered to be a "special purpose broker-dealer" and must refrain from activities in "traditional" securities.