The SEC is clearing the runway for crypto’s explosive rise, unveiling a bold vision for super-app platforms as its chair declares the industry’s time has come.
SEC Unveils Vision for Super-App Crypto Platforms Amid Regulatory Shift
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins delivered a strong message on digital assets at the Inaugural OECD Roundtable on Global Financial Markets in Paris on Sept. 10, 2025. He declared:
Today, ladies and gentlemen, we must admit that: crypto’s time has come.
In his view, years of relying on enforcement actions had undermined U.S. competitiveness. As he stated: “For too long, the SEC has weaponized its investigatory, subpoena, and enforcement authorities to subvert the crypto industry. That approach was not only ineffective, but injurious; it drove jobs, innovation, and capital overseas. American entrepreneurs bore the brunt—and have been forced to spend fortunes on building a legal defense instead of a business. That chapter belongs to history.”
Discussing “Project Crypto,” Atkins emphasized that the agency is shifting toward a structured regulatory framework. “It is a new day at the SEC. Policy will no longer be set by ad hoc enforcement actions. We will provide clear, predictable rules of the road so that innovators can thrive in the United States,” he said. He linked the initiative directly to the White House agenda: “President Trump has tasked me and my counterparts across the Administration with making America the crypto capital of the world—and the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets has delivered a bold blueprint to guide us in these efforts.”
Central to the plan is legal clarity on token classification. Atkins explained:
Our priorities are clear: we must provide certainty regarding the security status of crypto assets. Most crypto tokens are not securities, and we will draw the lines clearly.
Beyond classification, the SEC will back innovations in trading platforms and custody. Atkins noted: “We must ensure that entrepreneurs can raise capital on-chain without endless legal uncertainty. And we must allow for ‘super-app’ trading platform innovation that increases choice for market participants. Platforms should be able to offer trading, lending, and staking under a single regulatory umbrella. Investors, advisers, and broker-dealers should have freedom to choose among multiple custody solutions as well.”
The SEC chairman added: “Meanwhile, in keeping with the recent Working Group report, the SEC will work with other agencies so that a platform can offer trading in crypto assets (whether or not they are securities), along with services like staking and lending, under a single regulatory umbrella. I believe regulators should provide the minimum effective dose of regulation needed to protect investors, and no more. We should not overburden entrepreneurs with duplicative rules that only the largest incumbents can bear.” Atkins positioned these reforms as a foundation for U.S. leadership in blockchain finance, designed to enable innovation while maintaining essential investor protections.
Author: Kevin Helms
Source: Bitcoin
Reviewed By: Editorial Team
