Crypto Industry Applauds SEC’s Shift Toward Education

[mendez]

The crypto community has welcomed the SEC’s new custody guide as a sign of a changing regulatory stance. Industry leaders praised the agency for providing practical education rather than enforcement-only messaging. The bulletin follows recent comments from SEC Chair Paul Atkins that traditional finance is moving onchain and coincides with the SEC approving DTCC’s plans to tokenize equities, ETFs, and government securities.

[Abdul Khan]

Education-first regulation could help reduce confusion and improve compliance across the industry.

[Nahid Hossen]

Pension fund exposure always needs extra caution, especially with volatile assets like crypto.