(29) New SEC Chief Atkins Says Agency Doesn't Have to Wait to Impose Crypto Policy In his first public appearance as SEC chairman, Paul Atkins opened the latest crypto roundtable in the agency's Washington headquarters. By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Cheyenne Ligon - Apr 25, 2025, 1:55 p.m. New Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins appears at his first public event — a crypto roundtable. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)Read More What to know: • Paul Atkins made a crypto event his first public appearance as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, introducing the latest of five planned roundtables to be held about the industry. • Atkins said the agency will be rethinking crypto special-purpose broker dealers and custody policy, and he said the SEC can move forward with existing authorities while it awaits congressional action. Paul Atkins’ first public event as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was a crypto roundtable on Friday, where ...
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