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SEC Chairman Decrypts the Regulatory Future of Crypto Asset Markets
On May 12, 2025, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”), Paul Atkins, announced his plan to “develop a rational regulatory framework for crypto asset markets” during his keynote address at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Tokenization.1 Under this proposed framework, the SEC will update its regulations to include and accommodate on-chain cryptocurrency in the traditional financial market. The SEC’s new approach to crypto is emblematic of the Trump administration’s goal to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet,” as the President promised during his 2024 campaign.2
June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025 • 4-minute read
