Project Crypto: SEC Unleashes America's Digital Future

America just crossed a threshold. Under Chairman Atkins’ bold leadership, the SEC has unveiled Project Crypto — not merely a reform, but a generational reset. A clear signal: the era of regulatory restraint is ending, and the age of digital innovation is being called home.

"Our regulatory framework must not be anchored to an analog past. The future is moving fast — and the world won’t wait," said Atkins, in a Bernstein research note analyzing the project's core proposals.

At the heart of Project Crypto lies a radical reimagining: the 1933 Securities Act, long wielded as a blunt weapon against crypto, will no longer dominate the space. Instead, a clear, structured classification emerges — digital commodities, stablecoins, digital collectibles — providing projects with regulatory clarity and room to thrive.

More than policy, this is repatriation. After years of crypto "exile" under Gensler-era overreach, innovation is coming home. The SEC will now use its interpretive and exemptive powers not to suffocate progress, but to unlock it.

"Contrary to past claims, most crypto assets are not securities," Atkins declared. "It’s time we say that plainly — and act with conviction."

With Project Crypto, the United States is no longer trying to keep up. It’s stepping forward to lead the digital era.