🇺🇸 SEC CHAIR PAUL ATKINS PROPOSES THE FIRST U.S. #BITCOIN AND CRYPTO RULEBOOK WITHOUT CLARITY 👀 Atkins says the SEC's newly proposed crypto custody framework is just one part of a much broader push to modernize U.S. financial regulation. His message: ➡️ “Our work is not finished. More regulatory proposals are on the horizon.” The SEC's latest proposal would create a "crypto-specific" custody framework for investment advisers and regulated funds giving them a compliant pathway to custody crypto assets. Atkins says the broader push has already included: ✅ Crypto-specific custody rules proposed ✅ Regulation Crypto Assets proposed ✅ An Innovation Exemption introduced ✅ Guidance on tokenized securities ✅ An SEC interpretation addressing crypto assets and investment contracts In other words 👉 The SEC isn't treating crypto as a temporary regulatory issue. It is building a broader framework around an asset class Atkins says has grown from a niche market into a multi-trillion-dollar ...