SEC Chair Paul Atkins reiterated his push for “Project Crypto,” working with the CFTC to develop a digital asset classification framework that clarifies when tokens are securities, and planning to roll out an “innovation exemption” to support trading of tokenized securities on-chain. This is seen as a major shift in regulation from enforcement to rulemaking, or as releasing institutional capital and boosting Bitcoin; currently around $77,586

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NoiseFilter
· 12h ago
I’ve been waiting a long time for this shift—finally, it’s starting to set rules.
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ReorgPanicButton
· 14h ago
From crypto enforcement to rulemaking, this move is the right one—institutional capital is finally willing to enter the market.
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EIP1559Advocate
· 15h ago
Crypto Project has finally moved from slogans to concrete action—innovation exemptions directly benefit on-chain compliant trading.
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WeissWaveResearcher
· 15h ago
This time it really feels like regulation, not suppression.
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WaveApprentice
· 15h ago
I think the most worth paying attention to here is the “innovation exemption” mechanism—it’s like giving regulatory-compliant experiments a green light. Traditional financial institutions can legally tokenize securities, and DeFi projects can also find a compliant path, creating a win-win situation.
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LightningWalker
· 15h ago
The biggest uncertainty in regulation is token classification. Now the SEC and the CFTC are both working on a framework, which shows that both parties realize they can’t keep playing whack-a-mole with the Howey test anymore—this is a long-term positive for the whole industry.
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DeFiSafetyAdvisor
· 15h ago
Good news for Bitcoin! Institutional funds are gathering momentum, ready to move.
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QuantVeteran
· 15h ago
Bitcoin rebounds to 77,000. If a regulatory framework is released, it could directly break the previous all-time high.
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HalfLifeHodler
· 15h ago
Previously, the SEC only issued fines, but now it’s willing to sit down and draft rules, indicating that the crypto industry is now too big to ignore. However, the specific standards still depend on the details—especially whether the determination of whether something is a security is defined too broadly.
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