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Is Bitcoin a Security? What US Law Actually Says

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For more than a decade, US agencies and courts have treated Bitcoin as something other than an investment contract. The CFTC has treated it as a commodity since 2015. The SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024. And in March 2026, the SEC went...