SAB 121 rescinded: What it means for crypto custody and regulation in 2025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SAB 121 rescinded: A clear path to crypto custody and regulation in 2025, finally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 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 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 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The SEC has rescinded SAB 121, removing barriers for banks to custody Bitcoin and crypto, signaling a major shift in crypto regulation.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 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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has repealed Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 121, which required banks and other publicly-traded companies to account for customers' crypto assets on their balance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,
SAB 121 axed: SEC repeals crypto accounting rule as Trump era dawns
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Circle CEO Predicts Repeal of SAB 121 Under Trump
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Goodbye to Controversial Crypto Accounting Guidance SAB 121
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Bitcoin and SAB 121 – Will Trump’s first day go the distance for crypto?
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Why Tokenized Assets Are Key Beneficiaries of Recent SEC Changes
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Is the scrapping of SAB 121 a poisoned chalice for Bitcoin?
The US Securities and Exchange Commission rescinded Staff Accounting Bullet 121 (SAB 121), which had asked financial firms ...