4 ways the SEC’s new crypto agenda could shake up digital assets and U.S. financial markets

A sweeping policy initiative announced by Wall Street’s top regulator on Thursday was cheered by crypto-industry participants, who hailed what they said was its potential to not only rewrite the rule book for digital assets but to also transform financial markets.

The unveiling of the plan by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins, referred to as “Project Crypto,” follows the release of a 160-page report on Wednesday by President Donald Trump’s crypto working group that outlines regulatory recommendations to strengthen U.S. leadership in digital assets, safeguard self-custody and decentralized finance, which refers to financial services that operate without intermediaries.