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    Paul Atkins

    Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

    Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission

    Background

    Paul Atkins is an American businessman and lawyer who has been chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since April 2025.

    He was sworn in on April 21, 2025, and he was an SEC commissioner from July 9, 2002, to August 2008.

    About Securities and Exchange Commission

    Securities and Exchange Commission: Securities and Exchange Commission is the United States financial markets regulator, left with two sitting commissioners after Hester Peirce's October 2026 departure.

    Key facts

    Current title
    Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since April 2025source
    Sworn in
    April 21, 2025source
    Earlier SEC service
    Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from July 9, 2002, until August 2008source
    Education
    Received an A.B. from Wofford College in 1980source

    WYDE coverage of Paul Atkins

    WYDE Newsroom has published 11 articles about Paul Atkins, from Mar 14, 2026 to Oct 3, 2026. Paul Atkins is a named leader in 11 stories. The most recent is Hester Peirce Leaves the SEC on October 2, Dropping It to Two Sitting Commissioners.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Hester Peirce Leaves the SEC on October 2, Dropping It to Two Sitting Commissioners

    Peirce, the SEC commissioner known as Crypto Mom and director of its Crypto Task Force, resigned effective October 2, 2026, leaving the agency with two sitting commissioners and no named successor.

    Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CFTC and SEC Lean on Their Statutory Authority After the CLARITY Act Fails

    One day after the CLARITY Act failed, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said the agency will write crypto rules under existing authority, while SEC Chairman Paul Atkins proposed rescinding the shareholder proposal rule as beyond the SEC's statutory authority.

    Sep 16, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The SEC Sends a Crypto Custody Rule Overhaul for Investment Advisers to the White House for Review

    The proposal to clarify how registered investment advisers and funds hold digital assets reached the Office of Management and Budget on August 25, a required step before the Commission can vote to publish it. Chair Paul Atkins is targeting a formal proposal in October.

    Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The SEC Proposes Its First Transfer Agent Rule Overhaul in 40 Years to Cover Blockchain and Tokenized Securities

    On September 1 the Commission moved to modernize rules untouched since the late 1970s, adding Form TA-2 reporting for the securityholder records agents now keep on a distributed ledger. The public comment period runs 60 days.

    Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The SEC Cancels Its August 14 Regulation Crypto Vote One Day Before It Was Set to Happen

    The agency pulled its first formal crypto rulemaking with no new date, while the CFTC meeting and a White House roundtable stay on the calendar

    Aug 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The SEC Sets an August 14 Vote on Regulation Crypto While the CLARITY Act Waits for September

    The SEC will vote Friday on proposing a tailored offering regime for crypto investment contracts, the first crypto rulemaking of the Atkins era, while the CLARITY Act cloture vote waits until September 15.

    Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    SEC Sets July Target for Regulation Crypto, Its First Major Crypto Rule

    The SEC's newly updated agenda slates Regulation Crypto for a proposal as soon as this month, with registration exemptions, limited fundraising room, and a safe harbor, while the CLARITY Act waits on the Senate.

    Jul 7, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    We signed Feed the Children. The White House debunked the banks. Iran priced Hormuz in Bitcoin. 20,000 meals.

    $EAT hit #1 on Base at +150%. Three states signed the DUNA Act. Schwab opened crypto to 38.9 million accounts. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday. Here's the full week.

    Apr 13, 2026 · 7 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Treasury Secretary and SEC Chair Publicly Push CLARITY Act to Trump's Desk as Senate Markup Deadline Nears

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and SEC Chair Paul Atkins pushed the CLARITY Act to Trump's desk this week as the Senate Banking markup deadline nears.

    Apr 13, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Legal

    SEC Preparing to Make Quarterly Earnings Reports Optional for Public Companies

    SEC preparing proposal to eliminate mandatory quarterly earnings reports for public companies, shifting to optional semiannual disclosures as early as April 2026.

    Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Legal

    SEC and CFTC Sign Historic MOU Ending Years of Crypto Regulatory Conflict

    SEC and CFTC sign historic MOU classifying Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities under CFTC jurisdiction, ending years of regulatory turf war.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

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