SEC Chair Paul Atkins signals a potential regulatory focus on crypto vaults as early as this year.
The agency is reevaluating securities laws to address emerging onchain financial markets by summer.
Atkins’ remarks mark a key milestone in the SEC’s review of blockchain-based financial infrastructure, begun last quarter.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins signaled that “crypto vaults” could become one of the next major areas of regulatory focus as the agency reevaluates how existing securities laws apply to onchain financial markets.
Speaking at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo on Friday, Atkins said the SEC is considering new rulemaking and guidance around blockchain-based…
