U.S. SEC Chair "Virtual assets and tokenization are the top priority…will create an environment that enables innovation"

Paul Atkins, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said he will make virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) and the tokenization industry a core priority of the SEC and focus on restoring the innovation ecosystem in the United States.

On the 16th (local time), according to The Block, Atkins said at 'DC Fintech Week(DC Fintech Week)' held in Washington, D.C., "Virtual assets and tokenization are the SEC's 'first job (Job One).' I will build a strong and clear regulatory framework so that innovators who left the United States can return," he said.

He added, "I want to be called not simply the Securities Commission but the 'Securities and Innovation Commission (Securities and Innovation Commission)'," and emphasized, "The goal is to establish a reasonable framework for the future to create an environment that enables innovation."