As the new chairman, Atkins takes over a commission already working toward friendly digital assets policies and hosting crypto roundtables.

Atkins permanently replaces the former chair, Gary Gensler, who the crypto industry had widely seen as its chief antagonist in the U.S. government. But Uyeda and fellow Commissioner Hester Peirce ...

appointed by US President Donald Trump in what many saw as a nod to the crypto industry to replace former chair Gary Gensler, was sworn in on April 21. During his confirmation hearing in the ...

There have also been filings for meme coins, which was initially a divisive option in the crypto space when the conversation first popped up under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Once U.S ...

Gary Gensler, after being confirmed by the Senate with a 52 to 44 vote earlier this month. Atkins had previously served as an SEC commissioner and ran a Washington consulting firm on compliance ...

Atkins is widely expected to lead a more crypto-friendly SEC than former chair Gary Gensler under the Biden administration. His confirmation was reportedly delayed due to several financial ...

shortly before former Chair Gary Gensler stepped down, alleging violations related to fraud, deceptive practices, and the offer and sale of unregistered securities. No official enforcement action ...

Related: Crypto in a bear market, rebound likely in Q3 — Coinbase Atkins takes over from Mark Uyeda, who has been the SEC’s acting chair since Jan. 20, when former chair Gary Gensler stepped down.

Gary loves to try to be a trend letter, something he jumped on with the NFTs, which were super popular a few years ago, but now, nobody talks about them anymore.

Paul Atkins officially began his term as Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, April 21. The SEC issued a press release stating: “Prior to returning to the SEC ...