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SEC Chair Atkins pushes new framework for onchain markets
May 8, 2026
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by Ibiam Wayas
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SEC signals biggest crypto policy shift in years: Chairman Paul Atkins said the agency may pursue formal rulemaking targeting DeFi platforms and blockchain-based trading systems (said Friday at the AI+ Expo in Washington). Rulemaking would extend securities rules built for traditional markets to DEXs, DeFi protocols and token issuers, raising compliance and operational changes for CEXs/DEXs, token launches and fundraising. Market impact: raises near-term regulatory risk for token prices and fundraising but could boost long-term institutional adoption and market clarity if formal rules emerge.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be preparing for its biggest crypto policy shift in years after Chairman Paul Atkins called for formal rulemaking aimed at decentralized finance platforms and blockchain-based trading systems. Speaking Friday at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo in Washington, Atkins said existing securities rules were written for traditional...
