SEC Staff Anticipate Atkins’s Start as Top Crypto Regulator This Week

Paul Atkins, the Senate-confirmed nominee for SEC Chair, is poised to officially begin his tenure at the agency this week, according to sources within the SEC staff. These sources confirmed that he will take over following a 52-44 vote in April. Despite speculation surrounding the delay and retail crypto trader queries, officials have assured that the typical procedural delays are responsible for any lag in Atkins’s start date.