SEC Chairman Announces Specific Measures for Cryptocurrency Regulation Including 'Innovation Waivers'

On the 18th, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins spoke at the cryptocurrency conference 'ETHDenver' in Denver, Colorado, where he disclosed the specific regulatory agenda for this year. Chairman Atkins outlined future initiatives including the establishment of committee-level criteria for cryptocurrencies that qualify as investment contracts, the introduction of 'Innovation Waivers' for certain tokenized securities, and the publication of proposed rules aimed at facilitating capital raising in the cryptocurrency sector. Additionally, under the joint initiative 'Project Crypt' with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), both agencies...