SEC extends the compliance deadline for customer protection rules, new regulations for digital asset custody postponed to June 2026.

[Coin World] On June 26, news emerged that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an extension of the compliance deadline for the revised Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) from the original date of December 31, 2025, to June 30, 2026. This rule requires certain brokers to adjust the frequency of customer reserve calculations from weekly to daily to strengthen financial safeguards. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins stated that the extension aims to prevent brokers from facing operational challenges. It is worth noting that this rule only applies to the custody of securities-type digital assets, while non-securities type encryption assets like Bitcoin are not subject to this. In May 2025, the SEC withdrew the joint statement from 2019 that allowed brokers to establish control over unverified digital asset securities through qualified custodians (such as banks). This extension provides a buffer period for institutions to adjust their systems and test daily calculation processes.