SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw pointed out that tokenization could be misunderstood or misapplied, and its definition is crucial for regulatory clarity. “What exactly are we trying to build?” she asked, urging the industry to be clear on whether tokenization refers to digital representations of assets or a whole new system of trading.

She reiterated that the SEC needs to safeguard all investors, rather than merely act on tech waves. “Let’s make sure that whatever we are considering gets co-opted by the market participants,” she said. What this means is that regulators ought to tread with care and promote only tested innovations that are commonly useful.

Commissioner Mark Uyeda emphasized the opportunities tokenization presents. He stressed the need for proactive policy, urging the SEC to actively engage with emerging technologies. “We must seek input from market participants,” he stated, highlighting the importance of transparency in understanding new markets.

Uyeda pointed to tokenization’s potential to enhance liquidity and streamline processes through smart contracts. He acknowledged the regulatory challenges, particularly balancing transparency with compliance costs.

In the keynote, Paul Atkins spotlighted the immediate need for a “rational regulatory framework” to facilitate the migration to blockchain of securities. Moreover, he lambasted the SEC’s past “regulation by enforcement” and announced focused guidelines for issuance and storage of crypto assets, as well as crypto asset trading.

Atkins vowed to update old-fashioned policy saying, “We cannot encourage innovation by trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.” He also noted that their newly-created Crypto Task Force aims to make policymaking a uniform effort and make the U.S. a world crypto leader.

As soon as Atkins took stage, after explaining how current regulation are not enough to asses how blockchain works, including how tokenization helps in making illiquid asset to liquid to create investment opportunities, he promised that key priority of his chairmanship would be to bring necessary changes.

Atkins announced to develop a rational regulatory frame work for crypto asset markets, that establishes clear rules for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets. Also to provide a safe net that discourage bad actors from violating laws, and protection from frauds.

“It is a new day in SEC, policy making will no longer result from ad hoc and enforcement action.”

Alright, folks, settle in! We are now at to the start of the SEC Crypto Roundtable here in Washington D.C.!

The room is filling up, the panelists are getting ready, and anticipation is high. In just moments, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is expected to step up and deliver his opening remarks for this critical discussion on tokenization.

Stay tuned – things are about to get very interesting!

In Today’s Roundtable there are going to be two separate panel discussion and not just one

The overall crypto market is already bullish as last week all top registered big gains . The crypto goliath bitcoin took lead by breaking the $100k resistance. Ethereum taking on the same pace is attempting to break above $2500. 

XRP has gained over 20% as its legal troubles with SEC are also going away. BNB and SOL are also neck to neck for the 5th spot, with both having market cap above $90 billion with the help of recent rallies.

SEC Crypto Roundtable is ready to begin at 1 PM, and all eyes are on the new SEC chairman Paul Atkins, as he is going to deliver a keynote today. Since Atkins’ arrival, standardization of crypto regulation  has been a major focus for the agency. 

The focus of today’s crucial discussion is “Tokenization – Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet”

Stay tuned for more updates as the roundtable begins, as executives from major institutional investment firms are going to join the panel discussion, that would help the agency build better regulations.