"I am in favor of affording greater flexibility to market participants to self-custody crypto assets, especially where intermediation imposes unnecessary transaction costs or restricts the ability to engage in staking and other on-chain activities."
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the right to self-custody is a 'foundational American value'
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Paul Atkins stated that intermediation can restrict the ability to stake or engage in other on‑chain activities
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Paul Atkins said that forcing intermediaries into blockchain systems introduces unnecessary costs and inhibits innovation
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