SEC Chair Atkins Formalizes ‘Tokenization First’ Policy to Modernize U.S. Capital Markets

• The Strategy: SEC Chair Paul Atkins designates “tokenization” as the industrial strategy to modernize US capital markets, launching the “Project Crypto” initiative.
• The Rules: A new “Token Taxonomy” will legally separate Digital Commodities, Collectibles, and Tools from Securities, ending the “regulation by enforcement” era.
• The Privacy: The SEC’s Dec 15 roundtable will feature Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox, signaling a potential policy thaw on privacy-preserving infrastructure.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has formally aligned the agency’s mission with the digital asset revolution, declaring “tokenization” as the critical alpha required to modernize America’s aging capital markets infrastructure. 

In a definitive signal to Wall Street, Atkins outlined the next phase of “Project Crypto,” a comprehensive regulatory overhaul designed to…

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