SEC will keep taking Reg Crypto comments after the October 20 deadline

The SEC’s official comment window for its Regulation Crypto Assets proposal closed on October 20, 2026. According to a post on X, the agency will keep accepting comments anyway. Deadline passed, door still open Per the post, the SEC will continue taking feedback on the proposal after the cutoff. That distinction matters, because research into the rulemaking file indicates the SEC confirmed there was no formal extension to the comment period. The proposal sits under File No. S7-2026-27. By the October 20 close, it had drawn approximately 140 submissions from industry groups, firms and individual members of the public. The commenter list includes the Hyperliquid Policy Center, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), and SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci. Commenters including the Hyperliquid Policy Center and SIFMA flagged areas they want revised. The two biggest pressure points are how the rule treats airdrops and how far the proposed safe harbor reaches. Airdrops are free token distributions, typically sent to a project’s users or community. Under securities law, giving something away for free ...