Paul Atkins promotes a new regulatory agenda for the crypto sector from the SEC

The United States Stock Exchange and Securities Commission He presented an ambitious agenda that prioritizes the crypto market, with rules proposals for the issuance, custody and negotiation of digital assets.

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• The Sec It points to clear rules for the supply and sale of cryptoactives.
• The plan provides regulatory changes in digital negotiation platforms.
• The strategy reflects political pressure for the US to lead in crypto technology.

The United States Stock Exchange and Securities Commission (SEC) announced a regulatory agenda that places digital assets at the center of their priorities. The president of the agency, Paul Atkins, described the initiative as “A new day” For industry, When promising clearer rules and a stable framework for its development.

According to a report from COINDESKAtkins explained that one of the central objectives will be to accurately define the rules on the supply and sale of cryptoactives. This will include proposals to improve transparency in issuance and trade, as well as to establish exemptions and protection mechanisms that offer legal certainty to market participants.

As ATKINS indicated in a statement, normative clarity is key to encourage innovation without leaving bad actors to violate the law.

A calendar focused on crypto

The agenda presented ensures that it will propose next year specific rules on the supply and sale of cryptoactives. This would contemplate from new exemptions to the creation of “Safe ports” For emerging projects. In parallel, the Sec Plan to recommend changes in the Stock Exchange Law in order to formally integrate the trade of digital assets into the “Alternative negotiation systems” (ATS) and in national bags.

These steps seek to align crypto operations with existing market structures in the United States. While calendars of this type of agendas are usually delayed, analysts interpret them as a reliable indicator of the management that will adopt regulatory policy.

Joint projects and coordination with the CFTC

Before the publication of this agenda, the Sec and the Commission for Basic Products Futures (CFTC) They spread a joint statement. In it, both agencies noted that the platforms registered under their supervision are in a position to handle the cryptocurrency trade in cash. In addition, they urged companies in the sector to go directly to these entities to clarify doubts about the applicable framework.

Atkins baptized his initiative as “Project Crypto”with the goal of facilitating the transition from industry towards traditional finances. The CFTC, Under the interim direction of Caroline Pham, he launched a parallel strategy called “Crypto Sprint”oriented in a similar direction.

The political and economic background

The regulatory impulse occurs in a political context marked by the expectations of President Donald Trump. The president He has repeatedly expressed that the United States must strongly support the digital asset industry, with the purpose of positioning itself as a world leader in this technology. Both the Sec like the CFTC They recognize this pressure and claim to be working quickly to respond to that guideline.

However, the agenda also includes other more traditional regulatory priorities, such as the flexibility of certain rules for securities signatures and the revision of the system known as “Consolidated Audit Trail”, Designed to monitor values ​​transactions in the country in real time.

The predominance of the crypt on the agenda reveals, however, a change in focus on the Sec Under the direction of Atkins. While the institution has been cautious in the imposition of new rules in other areas, it is now preparing to shape a robust regulatory framework for digital assets, with the intention of providing the sector with clear rules, predictable and aligned with the standards of the US financial system.

Written article with the help of an AI content editor, edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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