US SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: "The Crypto Market Structure Bill" is about to pass, and regulatory clarity is coming soon.

Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made it clear in an interview with CNBC that Congress is actively advancing the “Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill,” which has entered a critical stage and is very likely to be voted on and passed in the near future.

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(Background supplement: Bloomberg article praises SEC Chairman Atkins’ “token classification law”: will make U.S. regulation smoother)

According to the latest market news, Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated clearly in an interview with CNBC that Congress is actively advancing the “Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill,” which has reached a critical stage and is very likely to be voted on and passed soon. This bill is seen as a “watershed” for the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, ending years of regulatory ambiguity and providing clear rules for the world’s largest crypto market.

JUST IN: SEC CHAIR ATKINS JUST SAID LIVE ON FOX THAT THE #BITCOIN MARKET STRUCTURE BILL WILL SOON PASS A WAVE OF DEMAND SOON COMING TO BTC pic.twitter.com/5TOBfk6gLc — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) December 3, 2025

Three Core Elements of the Bill

The bill (also known as the revised CLARITY Act) mainly contains the following key measures:

First, clear regulatory division of labor: In the future, most cryptocurrencies that have completed the “investment contract” stage and entered free trading will be classified as “digital commodities,” to be regulated primarily by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), rather than being universally regarded as securities by the SEC as in the past. This change will significantly reduce compliance burdens for project teams.

Second, introduction of an “innovation exemption” mechanism: Atkins specifically mentioned that the SEC will announce a series of “innovation exemption” measures in the coming months, allowing qualifying crypto asset issuance and trading activities to be exempt from some of the strict requirements of traditional securities law, reducing startup costs and encouraging blockchain technology to take root in the U.S.

Third, strengthening investor protection and market order: While the bill relaxes some regulations, it also increases requirements for custody, information disclosure, and anti-money laundering, and maintains strict measures against fraud and manipulation to ensure “relaxation without disorder.”

Atkins stated that the SEC is making every effort to provide technical support to Congress and is striving to complete the legislative process as soon as possible. Market participants generally believe that once the bill is officially implemented, it may attract trillions of dollars of institutional funds from Wall Street and sovereign wealth funds, transforming the U.S. from a “regulatory adversary” to the world’s most crypto-friendly leader.

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