- SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed the agency is pivoting away from enforcement-heavy tactics toward a framework that supports onchain trading and blockchain settlement
- The proposed CLARITY Act aims to establish a shared regulatory boundary between the SEC and the CFTC to reduce legal uncertainty for digital asset firms
- Atkins introduced Project Crypto as a joint initiative with the CFTC to prepare federal agencies for immediate implementation once the legislation is signed
- President Trump recently reinforced this push by stating that the new market structure law will be designed to be durable and difficult for future administrations to undo
- The legislation has already seen significant progress in Congress including a bipartisan House vote of 294-134 as it moves toward a final Senate decision
SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects President Trump to sign crypto market structure law
May 29, 2026, 5:39:11 PM UTC(3 hours ago)
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC Chair Paul Atkins says he is confident Congress will pass crypto market structure legislation and President Trump will sign it into law.
