SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced “Project Crypto,” a sweeping initiative to modernize digital asset regulation. The plan shifts the SEC away from enforcement-driven policy, introducing clear asset classifications. Draft rules are forthcoming, and Commissioner Hester Peirce is leading the Crypto Task Force. In a landmark speech on July 31st, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced “Project Crypto”, a Commission-wide initiative to overhaul the agency’s approach to digital assets. The goal is to position the United States as the undisputed global leader in blockchain finance. Speaking at the America First Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., Atkins aligned the plan directly with President Trump’s new economic agenda and the recently passed GENIUS Act, which sets national standards for stablecoins. “Our regulatory framework need not be anchored to an analog past,” Atkins said . “America must do more than keep pace with the digital asset revolution. We must drive it.” From Regulation-by-Enforcement to Rules of the Road Project Crypto represents a major departure from the SEC’s enforcement-heavy posture under former Chair Gary Gensler. Atkins c… The post SEC Brings Out “Project Crypto” to Make U.S. the Blockchain Capital of the World appeared first on Coin Edition .
