SEC Chair bashes Gensler’s approach to crypto, defends self-custody

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Chair Paul Atkins denounced former Chair Gary Gensler’s aggressive crypto policies and emphasized self-custody as a key American value in the evolving DeFi landscape.

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Turner Wright

Publish date

June 10, 2025

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Cointelegraph

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-paul-atkins-gary-gensler-self-custody

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Paul Atkins calls self-custody a foundational American value

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In a Monday event led by the SEC’s crypto task force titled “DeFi and the American Spirit,” Atkins said the prior administration, suggesting the agency’s stance on digital assets under former chair Gary Gensler, took a heavy-handed approach through the courts.

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