SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins Declares DeFi Aligns with “Core American Values”

• SEC Chair Atkins urges new rules to align crypto oversight with U.S. core values
• Innovation exemption proposed to ease on-chain product launches within compliance
• SEC encouraged to recognize DeFi’s resilience and modernize outdated regulations

In a bold address to the Crypto Task Force Roundtable in Washington D.C., SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins emphasized the deep alignment between decentralized finance (DeFi) and core American values. 

Speaking at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable, he argued that economic liberty, private property rights, and a culture of innovation are embedded in the very structure of blockchain technology. 

Atkins called for a regulatory approach that fosters growth rather than restricts it, underscoring a fundamental shift in how the nation’s top securities regulator may approach the rapidly evolving world of digital assets in the coming years.

Key points from Chairman Paul Atkins’ remarks today at “DeFi and the American Spirit,” SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Decentralized Finance – a

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