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  "id": 1780810,
  "title": "U.S. SEC proposes first major crypto rule in surprise announcement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-sec-proposes-first-major-crypto-rule-in-surprise-announcement",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:09:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/18/r"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the \"Regulation Crypto\" proposal after having cancelled a meeting days before meant to vote on it.",
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        "title": "SEC proposes new rules for crypto asset investment contracts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sec-proposes-new-rules-for-crypto-asset-investment-contracts",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:41:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US SEC proposes new rules for crypto assets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-sec-proposes-new-rules-for-crypto-assets",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:50:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "SEC proposes new crypto offering rules as Congress stalls on digital asset legislation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sec-proposes-new-crypto-offering-rules-as-congress-stalls-on-digital",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:23:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "U.S. SEC proposes rules for investment contracts involving crypto assets as Clarity Act stalls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-sec-proposes-rules-for-investment-contracts-involving-crypto",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:41:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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