Overview

• In an OECD keynote, Paul Atkins outlined Project Crypto to deliver clear, predictable rules for digital asset markets and to end the prior enforcement-led approach.
• The framework contemplates a single license for integrated platforms that combine trading, lending, staking and custody, with a focus on lowering duplicative compliance burdens.
• The SEC will coordinate with other regulators, with a joint SEC–CFTC roundtable set for September 29 to discuss DeFi and advanced products such as perpetual contracts.
• Atkins said the effort builds on recommendations from the President’s Working Group, while Commissioner Hester Peirce’s Crypto Task Force translates policy goals into draft rules.
• Coverage noted immediate market optimism and project fundraising headlines, though specific rule texts, timelines and any statutory changes remain under development.