{"id":127976,"date":"2025-04-25T14:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127976"},"modified":"2025-04-25T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:19:38","slug":"atkins-sec-era-sparks-massive-industry-optimism-crypto-execs-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127976","title":{"rendered":"Atkins SEC era sparks massive industry optimism, crypto execs speak out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsThe crypto industry is bracing for a significant shift in regulatory tone following Paul Atkins\u2019 swearing-in as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21. A former SEC commissioner with deep roots in deregulatory philosophy, Atkins replaces Gary Gensler, whose combative stance toward crypto defined much of the agency\u2019s recent legacy.<br \/>\nIn the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight with Cointelegraph, key industry figures weigh in on the implications of this leadership change and what it might unlock for innovation, investment and clarity for digital assets.<br \/>\nCrypto\u2019s \u201cgolden age\u201d continues<br \/>\nChris Perkins, president of CoinFund, spoke with host Savannah Fortis and described his excitement regarding the new SEC chair, predicting a reduction in regulatory uncertainty under the new administration.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cWe were under this regulatory reign of terror, you know, under the Biden administration,\u201d said Perkins. \u201cInvestors in assets, they\u2019re very comfortable taking market risk&#8230; but they\u2019re not comfortable taking reputational risk, and along with that is regulatory risk.\u201d<br \/>\nHe pointed out how it was not only investors and companies who were nervous under the last administration, but also developers in the crypto space who had been targeted for their work.<br \/>\nPerkins highlighted how a shift in the regulatory climate could catalyze growth.<br \/>\n\u201cNow, again, you&#8217;re taking that personal liability off\u2026 So in a way, you have this perfect storm of new institutional capital coming in and new developers coming in. And I think the this is going to be a golden age for venture and value creation.\u201d<br \/>\nRelated: Paul Atkins\u2019 loosely linked RSR token rises 13% after Coinbase listing<br \/>\nKatherine Dowling, general counsel and chief commercial officer at Bitwise Asset Management, agreed that change is already visible.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cThe mood has already changed,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen a flurry of activity around certain legal cases&#8230; being dismissed, dropped&#8230; not because all regulation is going away&#8230; but because more work needs to be done to define what these digital assets are.\u201d<br \/>\nDowling emphasized that the shift is about clarity, not deregulation.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a signal shift towards let\u2019s take a step back and define what these are, what they look like, and how they should be regulated.\u201d<br \/>\nWhat to expect from the Atkins era<br \/>\nJames Gernetzke, chief financial officer of Bitcoin and crypto wallet Exodus, added that \u201cthe promise of being able to engage with a regulator on a reasonable basis\u2026 is going to be very helpful.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\nGernetzke said he expects a return to \u201cmore normal time frames\u201d for IPOs and access to capital markets.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cI think the IPO rush&#8230; you will see probably towards the end&#8230; maybe months 10, 11, 12&#8230; it&#8217;s coming for sure.\u201d<br \/>\nPerkins captured the broader sentiment, calling the incoming market structure bill a potential unlock.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cThis market structure bill is going to have a really big impact&#8230; because then I know what my asset is, and I have a process for capital formation. I have a process for disclosures&#8230; It\u2019s going to be awesome.\u201d<br \/>\nListen to the full episode of Byte-Sized Insight for the complete interview on Cointelegraph\u2019s Podcasts page, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And don\u2019t forget to check out Cointelegraph\u2019s full lineup of other shows!\u00a0<br \/>\nMagazine: SEC\u2019s U-turn on crypto leaves key questions unanswered<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/atkins-sec-era-sparks-massive-industry-optimism-crypto-execs-speak-out?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsThe crypto industry is bracing for a significant shift in regulatory tone following Paul Atkins\u2019 swearing-in as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127976"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}