Odaily Planet Daily reports: At the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum, U.S. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is advancing regulatory reforms for a "New Era of the SEC," with key priorities including modernizing the regulation of digital assets, promoting the development of on-chain capital markets, and supporting the United States in becoming the "global crypto hub."
Paul Atkins criticized the SEC’s previous “regulatory hostility” toward the digital asset industry, noting that much of the crypto innovation was forced overseas as a result. He stated that, with support from the Trump administration, the SEC has launched “Project Crypto” in collaboration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to advance on-chain market infrastructure and harmonize crypto regulation. The SEC has recently clarified which digital assets are securities and which are not, and is advancing innovative exemptions for tokenized listed securities while examining how on-chain trading systems can fit within existing regulatory frameworks.
In addition, Paul Atkins emphasized that the SEC will reduce "over-disclosure" and regulatory burdens, advancing reforms to "Make IPOs Great Again," including lowering compliance costs for public companies and increasing IPO flexibility, while formally proposing to rescind climate disclosure rules introduced during the previous administration. The future of U.S. capital markets should be built on the foundations of free markets and innovation-driven growth, with regulators tasked with providing clear rules and legal certainty—not stifling technological advancement.