According to the source, a social media post highlights that a small number of Republican commissioners at the U.S. SEC and CFTC could be decisive in upcoming crypto policy votes, making agency calendars and commissioner statements important timing signals for traders. source: X post dated Jan 5, 2026; U.S. SEC Open Meeting Calendar; CFTC Commission Calendar Both commissions decide rules and enforcement by majority vote, and past crypto actions such as the SEC's Jan 10, 2024 approval of multiple spot Bitcoin ETFs demonstrate how commission decisions directly shape market access and product availability for BTC and ETH. source: U.S. SEC - About the Commission; U.S. SEC orders approving spot Bitcoin ETFs on Jan 10, 2024 Key watch items include SEC rulemakings on custody and market structure and CFTC oversight of digital asset derivatives, with updates posted on their official dockets that can signal when votes are imminent. source: U.S. SEC rulemaking docket - Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets proposal; CFTC enforcement and rulemaking dockets