SEC Chairman Atkins reiterated the "Crypto Capital of America" ​​strategy, which will drive reforms in on-chain capital markets.

CoinFeed reported on May 30 that Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated in his speech at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum that the SEC is comprehensively overhauling its regulatory framework to implement the Trump administration's goal of "making America the global crypto capital." Atkins revealed that the SEC has launched "Project Crypto" and is collaborating with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to promote on-chain market capitalization, clarify the classification of digital asset securities, and study innovative exemption mechanisms for tokenized securities and regulatory rules for on-chain trading systems.