In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test. Mar 20, 2025, 8:36 p.m. UTCProof-of-work cryptocurrency mining does not trigger federal securities laws, according to a Thursday staff statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which told mining operators they do not need to register their transactions with the regulator.The statement, published by the SEC’s Division of Corpo...