SEC Chairman: Cryptocurrencies and Tokenization as Top Priorities
According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on October 16, Paul Atkins, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated at the Washington FinTech Week event that cryptocurrencies and tokenization are the SEC's top priorities.Atkins emphasized that the SEC aims to build a robust regulatory framework to attract cryptocurrency companies that previously left the U.S. to return and lay the foundation for future innovative development.Atkins also stated that distributed ledger technology is the most exciting part of the cryptocurrency field. He had instructed staff to consider establishing an innovation exemption mechanism, with plans to implement it by the end of the year. Currently, the SEC's operations are limited due to the government shutdown.