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In prepared remarks at the SEC’s roundtable on tokenization held May 12, 2025, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins provided a roadmap for the SEC’s future efforts involving crypto and digital assets. A “key priority,” Atkins declared, “will be to develop a rational regulatory framework for crypto asset markets that establishes clear rules of the road . . . while continuing to discourage bad actors from violating the law.”

In his first public statement since being sworn in on April 21, new SEC Chairman Paul Atkins delivered remarks on April 25 at the third roundtable of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force.