👉 Paul Atkins emerges as a leading candidate to become chairman of the US SEC.

Atkins is known for his pro-innovation stance and expertise in cryptocurrencies, and is described as capable of “returning the agency to the so-called ‘gold standard’,” according to a post on X by financial reporter Eleanor Terrett. The idea is that Atkins could usher in a more crypto-friendly regulatory era during the incoming Trump administration.