SAB 121 rescinded: What it means for crypto custody and regulation in 2025
What was SAB 121? The Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 rule was introduced by the SEC in March 2022 as part of its efforts to regulate cryptocurrency custody. It required financial institutions to list any crypto assets they held on behalf of customers as liabilities on their balance sheets.
SAB 121 rescinded: A clear path to crypto custody and regulation in 2025, finally
SEC rescinds controversial SAB 121, replacing it with crypto-friendly SAB 122 to ease burdens on banks and crypto firms.
SEC scraps SAB 121 rule, easing crypto custody accounting for banks
SEC revises crypto custody accounting policy with SAB 122, offering banks flexibility in reporting liabilities for safeguarding assets.
SEC cancels controversial crypto accounting rule SAB 121
A new Staff Accounting Bulletin on Jan. 23 said it “rescinds the interpretive guidance” of SAB 121, an agency rule published in March 2022 that the crypto industry has long sought to cancel. “Bye, bye SAB 121!” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, the agency’s crypto task force lead, wrote in a Jan. 23 X post. “It’s not been fun.”
SEC officially rescinds anti-crypto SAB 121
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pulled the plug on Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121), a rule that had tied crypto companies
SEC Withdraws SAB 121 Crypto Accounting Rule, Issues New Guidance
The SEC has replaced its strict crypto custody accounting rule SAB 121 with more flexible guidance under SAB 122, allowing banks to use standard accounting principles for digital assets and potentially expanding their ability to offer crypto custody services.
SEC Rescinds SAB 121, Permitting Banks to Custody Bitcoin
The SEC has rescinded SAB 121, removing barriers for banks to custody Bitcoin and crypto, signaling a major shift in crypto regulation.
SEC Rescinds SAB 121 Rule, Easing Crypto Custody Accounting for Banks
US SEC rescinds SAB 121, allowing banks more flexibility in crypto custody, with industry support and bipartisan praise
SEC repeals SAB 121 accounting rule for crypto financial reporting
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has repealed Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 121, which required banks and other publicly-traded companies to account for customers' crypto assets on their balance sheets,
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