{"id":58880,"date":"2025-09-04T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/secs-new-crypto-playbook-what-paul-atkins-agenda-means-for-digital-assets-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:57:33","slug":"secs-new-crypto-playbook-what-paul-atkins-agenda-means-for-digital-assets-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/secs-new-crypto-playbook-what-paul-atkins-agenda-means-for-digital-assets-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC\u2019s new crypto playbook: what Paul Atkins\u2019 agenda means for digital assets in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/08\/image-9-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/08\/image-9-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/08\/image-9-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/08\/image-9-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Crypto offers clear, tailored rules for issuing, trading, and holding digital assets.<\/li>\n<li>Safe harbors and investor-friendly exemptions aim to encourage compliant blockchain innovation.<\/li>\n<li>SEC seeks to bring crypto activity onshore while balancing innovation with investor protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Chairman Paul Atkins, is taking a noticeably different approach to crypto regulation in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Dropping the enforcement-heavy style of past administrations, Atkins rolled out a \u201ccrypto playbook\u201d aimed at updating securities laws to better fit blockchain technology, while still keeping investor protections in place.<\/p>\n<p>Branded as \u201cProject Crypto,\u201d the initiative lays out a proactive roadmap that could reshape the US crypto market and potentially influence global digital asset rules as well.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-rules-based-framework-centered-on-innovation\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">A rules-based framework centered on innovation<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"583\">Atkins is pushing a new regulatory vision that aims for clearer, more practical rules around issuing, trading, and holding digital assets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"583\">He\u2019s criticized the SEC\u2019s old approach as outdated disclosure rules that only saw four crypto offerings ever registered. His plan calls for tailored registration, investor-friendly exemptions, and safe harbors to encourage compliant innovation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"583\">Expanding custody options, including self-custody, and updating broker-dealer and custodian rules are also key parts of the agenda.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"983\">The framework also backs the rise of \u201csuper-apps\u201d, platforms that can handle crypto securities, non-security tokens, and traditional securities under a single regulated license.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"983\">Atkins has hinted he\u2019s willing to use interpretive and exemptive powers creatively, aiming to remove regulatory roadblocks that could slow tech adoption.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"983\">The message is clear: rules should enable business, not block it.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"983\">Tough road ahead<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"470\">The playbook is meant to pull crypto activity back onshore, tackling concerns that businesses have been moving offshore because of unclear rules.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"470\">Atkins has been clear: regulatory clarity is key to keeping US leadership in blockchain finance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"470\">His plan lines up closely with the President\u2019s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, which calls for SEC, CFTC, and Treasury to coordinate more closely.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">That said, the path isn\u2019t easy. Congress is split on sweeping crypto legislation, so much of the rulemaking falls to the SEC.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">The industry is waiting on concrete guidance, especially around custody, tokenized securities, and conditional registration exemptions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">Observers warn that encouraging innovation while protecting investors will be tricky, and it will likely take ongoing tweaks and dialogue to get it right.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">At its core, Paul Atkins\u2019 crypto playbook signals a big shift in how the US approaches digital assets as leaning toward collaboration, clearer rules, and innovation-friendly regulation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">This could end up shaping not just domestic markets but global crypto dynamics for years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"890\">Traders and investors will want to keep a close eye on upcoming SEC moves, any new legislation, and guidance updates to stay ahead and spot opportunities in this evolving space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/secs-new-crypto-playbook-what-paul-atkins-agenda-means-for-digital-assets-in-2025\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Project Crypto offers clear, tailored rules for issuing, trading, and holding digital assets. 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