SEC Chair Becomes the First Sitting SEC Chair to Take the Stage at a Bitcoin Conference
A historic moment! At the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, SEC Chair Paul Atkins became the first sitting SEC Chair to take the stage at a Bitcoin event.
🎤 He announced the "Project Crypto" plan to an audience of 40,000—this isn’t just a minor tweak; it’s a complete overhaul of U.S. securities law from the antiquated framework of the 1930s to the digital asset era!
The core content of the virtual currency project is explosive💥:
- Most digital assets will be classified as non-securities (no more "sue first, ask questions later")
- Stablecoins are explicitly excluded from securities (the GENIUS Act has passed)
- The SEC and CFTC are coordinating for the first time, unifying the regulatory rules for DeFi, stablecoins, and BTC collateral.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig also stated: BTC is a commodity, and the rights of developers to write code must be protected; self-custody equals private property🔒
Both chairs are urging Congress to pass the CLARITY Act swiftly, providing a clear legal framework for the industry. This bill is expected to enter the review stage in May. The regulatory approach is shifting from "enforcement-driven" to "framework building"—this wave is truly different🚀
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