Paul Atkins

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly moving closer to allowing crypto firms to offer blockchain-based stocks. The crypto industry is optimistic about the potential of tokenized stocks to transform the stock markets. The new model could enable 24/7 trading and instant...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to delay SpaceX's planned initial public offering, warning that the record-setting listing could expose investors to unusual valuation, governance and index-fund risks. Warren Presses SEC To Slow IPO Warren wrote to SEC...

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins recently expressed his concern over increasing government regulation, quoting a famous line from former Republican President Ronald Reagan. Atkins took to X on Tuesday to voice his disapproval of the government’s increasing...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to launch a framework for trading tokenized versions of popular Wall Street-listed stocks, according to a report published on Monday. ‘Innovation Exemption’ Out Soon? The agency is expected to release its new “innovation...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) signaled strong bullish conviction on cryptocurrency after the Clarity Act cleared a major vote in the Senate on Thursday. The GoT Reference Lummis posted an AI-generated image depicting her in a Game of Thrones-like setting, featuring “laser eyes...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a major change in the reporting frequency of public companies on Tuesday. The SEC’s proposal puts an end to a 55-year-old mandatory requirement for U.S. public companies to share detailed financial results four times a year...

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said the SEC is investigating alleged fraud in the private credit sector. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, Atkins did not identify which specific firms are under investigation. He noted that the SEC, U.S....

U.S. lawmakers have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to limit Chinese companies’ access to American capital markets, citing potential national security threats and risks to market integrity. A bipartisan group of senators, spearheaded by Republican Senate Banking...

Back in September, President Donald Trump echoed an old proposal of his from 2018 to change the requirement for public companies to report quarterly financial reports to only needing to report twice a year. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now ready to make that wish an official...

Economist Justin Wolfers said that the economic cost of a government shutdown may be limited in terms of GDP, but the broader toll is measured in sidelined workers and eroded values. Government Shutdowns A ‘Big Values Fail’ On Sunday, in a post on X, Wolfers said, “In GDP terms, a...

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the ongoing government shutdown is starting to impact U.S. markets but highlighted that the agency remains partially operational to keep essential functions running. The Shutdown Is ‘Beginning To Bite’ “It's beginning to bite,” Atkins said,...

Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler defended the agency’s regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies during his tenure on Wednesday, saying it was all aimed at ensuring “investor protection.” Gensler Calls Crypto ‘Risky’ Asset During an interview with CNBC, Gensler was asked...

Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Truth Social Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETF, B.T., allocating 75% of its assets to Bitcoin and 25% to...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday named Jamie Selway as its new Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, signaling a notable move toward engaging crypto-savvy leadership at the regulatory helm. Selway, a recognized figure in market structure and digital assets,...

Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) memecoin led the cryptocurrency gainers on Tuesday, defying the sideways trajectory of blue-chip coins. What Happened: TRUMP popped over 12%, becoming the top-gaining cryptocurrency over the last 24 hours. The token's trading volume jumped 120% to $1.45 billion,...