Trump Picks Crypto Advocate Paul Atkins for SEC Chair
With the news circulating of President-elect Donald Trump selecting Paul Atkins as his top choice to lead the SEC, there are no verified sources confirming the same, as Trump is yet to make an official statement.
Going by the sources, Atkins is hesitant in accepting the role due to the work involved behind correcting the SEC which, in his view, is in a bad state under the current Chair Gary Gensler. A source close to Atkins mentioned he is not willing to cover Gensler’s mess.
Atkins was the SEC commissioner for 6 years, and he is a crypto enthusiast. Upon leaving the SEC, he became the co-chairman of the Token Alliance under the Digital Chamber of Commerce and also established Patomak Global Partners, which is a consulting…
