The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly released clarification guidance on the applicability of federal securities laws to crypto assets, categorizing digital assets into five types. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) were explicitly listed as digital commodities, placed in the same regulatory category as Bitcoin and Ethereum. This classification frees them from securities-related disputes and aligns them with the regulatory framework supporting spot ETFs. SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated that the guidance provides clear direction, confirming that activities such as mining and staking do not automatically constitute securities issuance.