Paul Atkins emerges as leading candidate for SEC chair
Paul Atkins, former SEC commissioner, could lead a more crypto-friendly regulatory era during the incoming Trump administration.
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Paul Atkins, former SEC commissioner, could lead a more crypto-friendly regulatory era during the incoming Trump administration.
Distributed ledger technology can help solve longstanding challenges in US financial markets, the report said.
The CFTC’s Summer Mersinger advocates for structured crypto regulations, urging the industry to engage with the incoming US administration.
The role would be the first-ever crypto-specific White House role and may report directly to Trump, Bloomberg reported.
The United States has only approved ETFs for Bitcoin and Ether, versus some 30 digital asset types in Europe, according to the Financial Times.
Summer Mersinger, a Republican CFTC commissioner who has urged the regulatory to take a more accommodating stance on crypto, is among those under consideration
Not endorsed by Donald Trump, Senator John Thune defeated the Elon Musk-supported Senator Rick Scott to become the new Senate majority leader.
The Republican-led Senate is poised to bring clearer crypto regulations, signaling a shift toward industry-friendly policies in the US.
The US’s first election betting market has added contracts for trading on national elections from Australia to Ecuador, public filings show.
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam hopes a new Congress and president can accelerate crypto regulations.
