SEC Chair Atkins: Crypto Rules Move Forward Without CLARITY Act

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins delivered a clear message at the Solana Policy Institute summit on September 14. He stated that the agency internal crypto rulemaking program, known as Project Crypto, will press ahead regardless of whether Congress passes the CLARITY Act.

Atkins voiced his support for the upcoming CLARITY Act cloture vote scheduled for Tuesday. However, he wanted to reassure markets that the regulator is not waiting on Capitol Hill to update digital asset guidelines.

Traders and industry participants should watch for how these SEC rules take shape in the coming months. Clear regulatory standards from the agency could finally bring the certainty that institutional investors have wanted for years.