According to @jchervinsky, Citadel’s letter characterizing everyone in crypto as an intermediary appears designed to establish standing to sue once the SEC adopts its long-promised innovation exemption, highlighting a legal strategy that could follow the rule’s release (source: @jchervinsky). He states that traditional finance is poised to run the 2023 crypto policy playbook, implying imminent legal challenges and policy confrontation around the SEC’s innovation exemption (source: @jchervinsky). For traders, this flags near-term regulatory headline risk and timing volatility around the SEC’s innovation exemption adoption and any subsequent litigation by TradFi firms, making policy calendars and court filings critical catalysts to monitor (source: @jchervinsky).

According to the source, Paul S. Atkins said an SEC innovation exemption for crypto firms is expected in January. Source: statement attributed to Paul S. Atkins in the provided post. The provided material does not include an official SEC press release, rulemaking docket entry, or Federal Register notice, so the claim remains unconfirmed within the supplied information. Source: lack of accompanying official documentation in the provided post. Traders should monitor the SEC website for press releases, the SEC rulemaking calendar, and the Federal Register for any exemptive relief notice that would formalize such an exemption before positioning. Source: US regulatory changes become effective through published agency notices and Federal Register entries.

According to @KobeissiLetter, President Trump said U.S. companies should no longer report earnings every quarter, subject to SEC approval. Source: The Kobeissi Letter tweet, Sep 15, 2025. Under existing law, SEC Exchange Act Rules 13a-13 and 15d-13 require most registrants with publicly traded securities to file Form 10-Q each quarter. Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Exchange Act Rules 13a-13 and 15d-13. Any change would require SEC rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act with a proposed rule, public comment, and a final rule published in the Federal Register before taking effect. Source: SEC Rulemaking Process; 5 U.S.C. §553; Federal Register. The SEC previously solicited public input on quarterly reporting and earnings guidance in 2018 following a presidential request, indicating precedent for review but not an automatic policy change. Source: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Statement on Quarterly Reporting, Aug 2018. Until the SEC approves and adopts a final rule, U.S. earnings calendars remain on the current quarterly 10-Q cadence. Source: SEC Exchange Act Rules 13a-13 and 15d-13. For trading, note that any eventual shift would affect reporting cadence for crypto-linked equities such as Coinbase (COIN), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and Marathon Digital (MARA), while cryptoassets like BTC and ETH are not SEC-reporting issuers. Source: SEC Forms 10-Q and 20-F/6-K instructions; SEC definition of reporting company. Monitor the SEC’s docket and the Federal Register for any proposing release to calibrate event-driven strategies and implied volatility positioning. Source: SEC Rulemaking Agenda; Federal Register Notices.