Trump picks crypto-friendly lawyer to head US securities regulator

An announcement from the Trump transition noted that Atkins had been co-chairman of the Digital Chamber of Commerce, which promotes the use of digital assets, since 2017.

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(FILES) Paul Atkins, former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission and visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. (AFP)