Can U.S. Regulators Power Trump’s Crypto Agenda Without Congress?
Paul Atkins, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is hosting a joint event with the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to focus on harmonization and leadership in crypto.
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Washington convenes tomorrow for “Harmonization: U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era,”a joint SEC–CFTC event signaling that the two most important market regulators — SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig — appear ready to lean in on digital assets. For an administration promising to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” the key question is how far regulators can carry that vision without waiting on Congress.
A July 2025 White House report offered a…
