After CLARITY Act Fails, SEC Chair Atkins Still Pushes for Comprehensive Crypto Regulation

Odaily: U.S. SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated that despite setbacks in the U.S. legislative process and leadership changes, the SEC will continue to advance a comprehensive crypto market structure. Previously, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to clear the Senate's 60-vote procedural threshold on September 15, shifting the policy focus to federal regulators using existing authorities to provide regulatory clarity. During Atkins' tenure, the SEC announced interim regulatory exemptions in September to ease certain tokenized stock trading; Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House crypto council, departed, having previously participated in CLARITY Act negotiations.