The SEC Changes Its Discourse on Cryptocurrencies with Paul Atkins

During a roundtable on tokenization, Paul Atkins, the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made particularly optimistic statements regarding blockchain technologies during his opening speech.

Furthermore, he emphasizes the importance of this technological revolution, making a comparison to music, whose medium has evolved significantly over the past decades:

This, in turn, led to interoperability with many devices and applications, paving the way for new products like streaming, which has "greatly benefited investors and the American economy," according to his words.

The SEC chairman therefore promises clear regulation, to make the United States the "world capital of cryptocurrencies."

For example, he wishes to simplify the registration process for companies that want to issue crypto assets classified as securities, at a time when most participants have so far avoided this path still considered complex

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