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SEC Chair Paul Atkins is doubling down on tokenization and super apps as Project

Crypto continues. In a keynote address at an OECD roundtable in Paris on Wednesday,

Atkins reconfirmed the direction of the agency, stating,

policy will no longer be set by ad hoc enforcement actions.

We will provide clear, predictable

rules of the road so that innovators can thrive in the United States.

Speaking to EU regulators, he outlined some big initiatives to overhaul U.S. capital markets.

Atkins fleshed previous discussions that the SEC would allow platforms to trade securities

alongside commodities, paving the way for so-called super apps.

He said,

Our priorities are clear. We must provide certainty regarding the security status of crypto assets.

Most crypto tokens are not securities, and we will draw the lines clearly. We must ensure that

entrepreneurs can raise capital on chain without endless legal uncertainty. And we must allow for

super app trading platform innovation that increases choice for market participants.

Platform should be able to offer trading, lending, and staking under a single regulatory umbrella.

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