Opinion: The SEC has now become the entire Republican Party's team, and in 2026, it will accelerate the formulation of pro-crypto regulatory policies.

On January 8, with the departure of Democratic Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the SEC is now fully under the control of the Republican Party. The Trump administration is unprecedented in its focus on consolidating control over administrative agencies, and it is expected that by 2026, the SEC, composed entirely of Republicans, will accelerate the development of pro-cryptocurrency regulatory policies, with internal opposition having disappeared. Currently, the three sitting Republican commissioners are Chair Paul Atkins, Hester Peirce (nicknamed “Crypto Mom”), and Mark Uyeda. There are two vacant seats, leading to the first time all sitting commissioners are from a single party, which U.S. economic policy experts describe as “unprecedented.”