SEC Chair Atkins says crypto innovation ‘been stifled’ at roundtable
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Paul Atkins looks on during his swearing-in ceremony, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2025.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
WASHINGTON — SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Friday that innovation in the crypto industry “has been stifled for the last several years,” and that changes are sorely needed.
“The market itself seems to indicate that the current framework badly needs attention,” Atkins said at a roundtable held by the SEC’s recently launched Crypto Task Force.
The half-day session at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., is a notable event for Atkins, and comes just weeks after the SEC formally dropped its long-running lawsuit against Ripple, a symbolic end…
