SEC Launches Project Crypto to Modernize U.S. Markets
Introduction On July 31, 2025, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins unveiled Project Crypto, a Commission-wide initiative aimed at modernizing U.S. financial markets to accommodate digital assets and blockchain-based trading. This bold shift marks a sharp break from the previous administration’s enforcement-heavy stance under former Chair Gary Gensler Seen as a “generational opportunity”, Project Crypto sets…