Positioning Project Crypto as a direct response to what he described as years of regulatory stagnation, Atkins made it clear the U.S. must lead—not follow—in shaping the future of financial markets.
“The world is not waiting. America must do more than just keep pace with the digital asset revolution. We must drive it,” SEC Chair said.
He credited President Trump’s signing of the GENIUS Act, establishing a federal framework for stablecoins, and applauded bipartisan momentum in Congress toward broader crypto market structure legislation.
Atkins also endorsed the newly released President’s Working Group (PWG) Report on Digital Asset Markets, calling it a “blueprint to make America first in blockchain and crypto technology.” The report, he said, would guide regulatory action in the months ahead.
Atkins laid out a series of immediate priorities that Project Crypto will pursue as the SEC undertakes what he described as a generational regulatory transformation.