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Sec president to form “Future-Proof” frame for encryption

Key points

  • Second Paul Atkins president reveals his top priority to create a “future” regulatory framework for Crypto
  • This frame will provide protection to the encryption market against regulatory abuse
  • SEC quickly imposes a pre-activation framework from the White House

In a thread published on X (former Twitter), Secret President Paul Atkins revealed his top priority, which is the creation of a strong regulatory framework designed to “detect” encryption markets.

According to the thread, this impressive initiative comes from clear recommendations from the president’s working group in digital assets. It is expected to go beyond the reactive enforcement and instead create a durable structure that protects innovation and investors.

“The president’s working group on digital assets has published clear recommendations for the sec – and we are starting to apply them as soon as possible,” Paul Atkins said.

“We need to create a framework that gives the future the encryption markets against regulatory abuse. I look forward to working with my counterparts throughout the administration and Congress to complete the job,” he added.

Sec’s pro-crypto attitude opens the door for friendly regulations

The statement by Sec Paul Atkins President was shared during a discussion at a blockchain event in Wyoming, which was part of Salt Conference, and published it online on August 20, 2025.

In his comments, he focused on his main goals as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically talking about a new effort called “Project Crypto” and his desire to make the process for companies become public, known as iPos, powerful and attractive again.

It brought a recent report from a special group created by the President, which gave clear tips on the Securities and Exchange Commission on how to inform its rules. All of this is part of the support of President Donald Trump’s goal for the United States to become the leading world encryption center.

The way the United States government deals with encryption has changed a lot in 2025 with the new administration, proceeding from the previous strategy based on legal punishments.

At the beginning of the year, the President signed a mandate for the creation of a special working group that focuses on digital assets. This team, led by David Sacks, completed a report in late July containing eighteen proposals to improve the country’s position in economic technology.

These ideas include the creation of better definitions for different types of digital assets, the creation of secure environmental trials for new products known as regulatory sandboxes and enabling the exchange of these assets according to clear federal rules.

The team has a very strict timetable to review current regulations, propose changes, and deliver a full plan for a new framework, which may even include the government that creates its own reserve encryption from assets that have taken control, supporting all of its broader Blocchain targets.

There has also been significant moves in the new laws in Congress. An important bill that has passed through the House of Representatives establishes wide rules for the encryption industry and the Senate is now considering comparable proposals.

Other proposed laws are designed to clearly determine which government agency, whether the sec or the different called CFTC, is responsible for the supervision of various types of digital assets.

For example, a proposal suggests that assets on decentralized networks should be treated as goods and regulated by CFTC, while assets by central companies should be regarded as securities and remain below the sec’s watch.

In addition, a new law on Stablecoins, which is a specific type of encryption, had already been signed in the law early in the year, representing a significant step forward to establish clear rules for industry.

In a remarkable change from the past, the Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily stopped its aggressive legal actions against some of the largest companies in the cryptographic area.

This new approach to cooperation with industry is a major shift from the previous method, which many have felt that they are mainly governed by the start of pipelines and the use of an old legal test to argue that most cryptocurrencies must be considered titles.

There are still some ongoing judicial cases that highlight the ongoing debate on these issues, but the general direction is now towards finding clarity and cooperation instead of controversy.

A central part of this new direction is his own Crypto project, which was officially started by President Atkins in late July. The main objective of this project is to inform the country’s mobile values to better adapt the world of digital assets and to help the US to be the top encryption market.

The leader of this effort is Commissioner Hester Peirce, who has long been known for his supportive views on innovation. Similarly, Finance Minister Scott Bessent made a huge statement earlier, not once, but twice. First, he said that the federal government would not buy any more bitcoin to expand Bitcoin’s strategic reserve, a move that sent ripples through the encryption market.