SEC Commissioner Peirce urges tokenization firms to engage regulators; Strategy buys $1.6B in Bitcoin

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce called on firms working on tokenization and new ETF structures to engage directly with regulators, while the SEC proposed restricting broker-dealer Rule 15c2-11 to equity securities, which would exclude crypto. Strategy purchased 22,337 BTC worth about $1.6B, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 BTC, and Metaplanet secured $531M in potential capital to buy additional Bitcoin. NVIDIA introduced its NemoClaw enterprise AI agent framework at GTC 2026, with CEO Jensen Huang saying AI computing demand could top $1 trillion by 2027, while BitMine disclosed $11.5B in holdings including 4.6M ETH, 196 BTC, a $200M position in Beast Industries and $1.2B in cash.