The Securities and Exchange Commission will raise the dollar threshold for a venture capital fund to qualify as exempt from SEC registration and regulation to $12 million in aggregate capital contributions and uncalled committed capital, up from $10 million. 

A second Trump administration would likely result in major changes at the Labor Department and Securities and Exchange Commission when it comes to ESG-related regulations, industry sources said.

“Politically motivated ESG mandates put Americans’ financial security at risk and have no place in corporate boardrooms,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry, chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

There’s no question that crypto is talked about in the political arena, but opinions vary on why the topic rose to prominence and how it would affect electoral outcomes.

Cybersecurity threats are only growing, as new technologies such as artificial intelligence are tapped by bad actors, asset managers say.

Lawmakers behind the legislation say it’s needed to address an absence of clarity for digital asset firms in the U.S.