EddieJayonCrypto
26 Mar 25
The new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, reportedly has a crypto portfolio worth millions of dollars. An ethics disclosure reveals that he holds about $6 million in crypto-related investments, including equity in crypto firms and crypto investment funds. Atkin...
The new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, reportedly holds about $6 million in crypto-related investments, including $1 million worth of equity in two crypto firms and $5 million in crypto investment funds. Atkins, who previously served as the SEC’s Chair between 2002 and 2008, also held a board seat on Securitize and had equity in crypto bank Anchorage Digital. Additionally, he had staked crypto on Off the Chain Capital, an investment fund of which he is a limited partner. Atkins has agreed to divest his holdings after confirmation, with a reported net worth of at least $327 million.
Under the previous Chair, Gary Gensler, the SEC accused high-profile crypto firms of violating securities laws and deemed certain crypto assets as securities falling under the agency's regulatory jurisdiction.