SEC Chair Paul Atkins said new crypto regulation proposals will follow those already introduced

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said new crypto regulation proposals will follow those already introduced

No specific rules, timelines or document titles appear in the statement, so today nothing changes for holders and no action is required. This signals direction: the regulator is preparing further rules instead of pressure through lawsuits.

Facts

• News account @trad_fin on 2 October 2026 reported that Atkins speaks of new crypto regulatory proposals on the way. [trad_fin, 2 October 2026]

• @cryptorover and @WatcherGuru retold the same: SEC is preparing more crypto regulation proposals. [@cryptorover, 2 October 2026]

• Pete Rizzo writes that Atkins called bitcoin a “multitrillion asset class” and said his goal is to make the USA the “crypto capital of the world”. This is the post author retelling, not a quote from the primary source. [@pete_rizzo_, 2 October 2026]

• Separate user, RayJnr_1, writes that Atkins mentioned a proposed rule closing the “crypto custody gap”. This point has no other sources. [@RayJnr_1, 2 October 2026]

Awaiting:

• Which rules exactly the SEC will propose next and on what timeline

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