The President of the United States, Paul Atkins, said that Crypto’s time had come, committing to modernize the book of American securities rules and extend “Project Crypto” to bring markets in mind.
Explaining in Paris on Sept 10 “Policy will no longer be defined by measures to apply ad hoc laws”, he said, calling the new approach “a golden age of financial innovation on American soil”.
Atkins said most of the tokens are not titles and have promised luminous line rules to determine when cryptographic assets are said to be monitored. He said that entrepreneurs had to be able to raise chain capital without “endless legal uncertainty” and promised a framework for platforms that integrate trading, loans and mark them under a single license. The childcare rules will also be updated to allow investors and intermediaries of multiple options.
The President of the SEC said that Project Crypto would open the way to tokenized titles, new chain asset classes and decentralized financing software, while ensuring investor protections. He also underlined the potential for “super-appa” trading platforms and stressed the importance of maintaining innovation in the United States.
Atkins unveiled the Crypto project for the first time on July 31, 2025, in Washington, treating him as “the northern star” of the dry to support President Trump’s goal of doing the world’s crypto hub crypto. His Paris remarks have expanded this program, describing more details on the rules of custody, capital training and platform.
Atkins’ remarks occurred two days after the president of the Nasdaq Tal Cohen posted on Linkedin that tokenization is an “extraordinary opportunity” for the global markets. Cohen said that the Nasdaq had deposited with the SEC to allow the trade in token titles, stressing how large institutions are heading for the adoption of the blockchain.
Beyond the crypto, Atkins addressed the lists of foreign companies, accounting standards and European regulations. He raised concerns about “double materiality” in the EU declaration laws, urged stable funding for IASB, and said that the SEC could review its 2007 decision to authorize IFRS without reconciliation with American PCGRs if funding problems persist.
The president of the SEC also underlined artificial intelligence as a force which could fundamentally reshape the financial markets. He described a change towards “agentic finance”, where autonomous AI systems could execute trades, allocate capital and manage risks at speeds that no human can equal, with integrated compliance directly into their code.
These systems, he said, could provide faster and cheaper markets while opening up advanced strategies to a wider set of investors. Connected to the blockchain infrastructure, these tools could give individuals for means, increase competition and unlock new growth.
Atkins, however, warned that regulators must provide “common sense railings” without reacting excessively for fear. He argued that the chain capital markets and AI -focused finances are on the horizon and that America must choose leadership to ensure that the next generation of financial innovation takes root at home.
Atkins concluded by saying that regulators must find a balance between innovation and investor protection. “Crypto’s time has come,” he said, adding that US markets should lead the next wave of financial innovation rather than watching it take place abroad.
