According to Foresight News , a joint explanatory document on crypto assets released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clearly defines "digital commodities" as follows: Digital commodities are crypto assets whose value is essentially derived from the programmatic operation of a cryptographic system and supply and demand relationships, rather than from profit expectations generated by the core management actions of others. These assets do not possess the inherent economic attributes of generating passive income or granting holders rights to corporate profits or assets.
The document also lists 16 examples of digital goods, stating that these assets do not fall under the category of securities. These are, in order: Aptos (APT), Avalanche (AVAX), Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ether (ETH), Hedera (HBAR), Litecoin (LTC), Polkadot (DOT), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL), Stellar (XLM), Tezos (XTZ), and XRP (XRP).
