The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission have released an official interpretation of how federal laws will apply to cryptocurrencies and their transactions.

The final guidance, soon to be published in the Federal Register, is designed to bring certainty to the cryptocurrency industry and investors about how the asset will be regulated.

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