The SEC’s current shift toward crypto ETFs mirrors its historic support for traditional ETFs in the 1990s, when Chairman Richard Breeden and his Chief of Staff, Paul Atkins, championed financial innovation

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When Breeden championed innovation through the launch of ETFs, he had an astute Chief of Staff.
His name was Paul Atkins.
Equity tokens could be the new ETFs. In the 1990s, SEC Chairman Richard Breeden pushed a reluctant SEC staff to allow ETFs in the United States.