Key Takeaways:

• Atkins confirmed SEC will prioritize digital asset regulation policy.
• Peirce highlighted the lack of a spot crypto framework.
• Uyeda emphasized SEC reforms may boost capital access and markets.

Inaugural Podcast Outlines SEC Crypto Priorities and Policy Direction

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leadership is cementing and clarifying its digital asset policy framework as crypto regulation moves deeper into the agency’s 2026 agenda. On April 16, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins joined Commissioners Mark Uyeda and Hester Peirce in the inaugural Material Matters podcast episode titled “Commissioners Set the Course: 2026 Priorities.” The discussion outlined how the agency is defining regulatory direction on crypto…