SEC Chair Advocates for Streamlined Crypto Regulation and ’Super-App’ Platforms

SEC Chair Paul Atkins has proposed a unified regulatory framework for crypto 'super-apps'—platforms that consolidate trading, lending, staking, and other digital asset services. Speaking at the OECD in France, Atkins emphasized that most crypto tokens are not securities and called for reduced regulatory burdens to foster innovation.

'We must allow for super-app trading platform innovation that increases choice for market participants,' Atkins declared. His vision targets duplicative rules that currently treat activities like custody, payments, and staking as separate regulatory domains.

The push aligns with growing institutional demand for clarity. A single framework could lower compliance costs for startups while maintaining investor protections—a balance Atkins framed as the 'minimum effective dose of regulation.'