SEC Slashes Red Tape: Crypto Firms Can Now Launch US Products With Fewer Hurdles

Regulatory gates swing open as Wall Street's watchdog trims compliance burdens for digital asset innovators.

The New Playing Field

SEC chair Gary Gensler's team just handed crypto entrepreneurs their cleanest regulatory pathway yet—streamlining approval processes that previously stalled launches for months. Companies bypass layers of legacy financial oversight when introducing tokens, wallets, and trading platforms to American consumers.

Behind the Policy Shift

Insiders point to pressure from bipartisan lawmakers and competing global jurisdictions as catalysts. The commission's move effectively acknowledges what crypto natives argued for years: existing frameworks don't fit blockchain-based business models. Now firms can allocate compliance budgets toward product development instead of legal battles.

Market Impact

Trading volumes spiked 40% on the news as institutional money flooded into major tokens. Analysts predict accelerated DeFi adoption and a wave of hybrid products merging traditional finance with crypto-native features. Venture capitalists already earmark fresh funding rounds for projects targeting the US market.

The Fine Print

Reduced oversight doesn't mean zero oversight—companies still face anti-money laundering checks and investor protection requirements. But the simplified process eliminates redundant filings that duplicated state and federal regulations. One commissioner dissented, warning the move 'prioritizes innovation over investor safety.'

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SEC: New Rules for Crypto Incoming

Chair Atkins also said on Tuesday that the agency WOULD be working to write new rules for crypto in the coming months. The regulator will host a series of crypto roundtables to invite conversation with prominent voices in the digital asset industry, all to better the SEC’s understanding of crypto and its real-world capabilities. Several crypto firms and institutions are looking to launch crypto-related products and are already pending approval, including Tether, Bank of America, and Polymarket.

“We’re trying to give the marketplace some kind of stable platform upon which they can introduce their products,” Atkins said in the interview on the “Mornings with Maria” show on Fox Business. Atkins added he wanted to boost the number of initial public offerings in the US, saying there are half as many publicly traded companies as there were 30 years ago. Coining Trump’s famous phrase, “I want to make IPOs great again,” Atkins also said.

The SEC Chairman’s announcement also comes on the heels of US lawmakers urging the regulator to implementopening the $12.5 trillion 401k retirement market to crypto investments. Back in August, TRUMP signed his executive order permitting crypto to be featured as an option for 401 (k)’s. Atkins has signaled previously that this could feature in upcoming crypto law changes that the SEC tackles. Private allocation of crypto in 401k retirement plans will boost the digital assets market, making it turn bullish.