SEC Chair Paul Atkins Outlines Pro-Innovation Stance in Crypto Regulation
New SEC Chair Paul Atkins used his first crypto roundtable remarks to signal a decisive shift from his predecessor’s enforcement-heavy approach. "Market participants engaging with this technology deserve clear regulatory rules of the road," Atkins declared at the April 25 event in Washington.
The commissioner directly criticized Gary Gensler’s tenure, asserting that "innovation has been stifled for the last several years due to market and regulatory uncertainty that unfortunately the SEC has fostered." His comments suggest forthcoming policy changes could create a more favorable environment for digital asset development.