SEC chair Atkins reaffirms end of harsh crypto enforcement, proposes unified framework
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins announced a sweeping pivot in the agency’s approach to digital assets, signaling the end of what he called a “shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later” enforcement regime.
In his remarks at the SEC Speaks conference, Atkins said the agency would begin drafting formal rule proposals tailored to the crypto industry and open the door for federally regulated custody and trading of both securities and non-securities under one roof.
“The crypto markets have been languishing in SEC limbo for years. We must stop treating innovation like a threat.”
‘New day at the SEC’
Atkins condemned the SEC’s past treatment of crypto firms, accusing the agency of offering little guidance while…
