火星财经消息，5 月 14 日，据 financefeeds 报道，前众议院金融服务委员会主席 Patrick McHenry 称，前美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 主席 Gary Gensler 在私下对数字资产的态度比在公开场合温和得多。 Patrick McHenry 在《美国加密货币》播客中表示，在私下讨论中，Gensler 对区块链和数字资产的潜力表示赞赏——这与他在领导美国证券交易委员会期间的激进监管立场形成鲜明对比。McHenry 回忆说，Gensler 经常提到自己在麻省理工学院的时光，当时他教授区块链和数字货币课程，他看到了数字资产的价值，也了解区块链技术。 其他在 Gensler 学术生涯中共事过的人也证实了这种观点。Sei Labs 总法律顾问 Gerald Gallagher 指出，Gensler 为代币空投的早期概念化做出了贡献——这一细节在他的公开传记中很少提及。

<div>火星财经消息，5 月 14 日，据 financefeeds 报道，前众议院金融服务委员会主席 Patrick McHenry 称，前美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 主席 Gary Gensler 在私下对数字资产的态度比在公开场合温和得多。 Patrick McHenry 在《美国加密货币》播客中表示，在私下讨论中，Gensler 对区块链和数字资产的潜力表示赞赏——这与他在领导美国证券交易委员会期间的激进监管立场形成鲜明对比。McHenry 回忆说，Gensler 经常提到自己在麻省理工学院的时光，当时他教授区块链和数字货币课程，他看到了数字资产的价值，也了解区块链技术。 其他在 Gensler 学术生涯中共事过的人也证实了这种观点。Sei Labs 总法律顾问 Gerald Gallagher 指出，Gensler 为代币空投的早期概念化做出了贡献——这一细节在他的公开传记中很少提及。</div>

知情人士：前任SEC主席Gensler私下对加密的态度要「温和得多」，曾为空投概念做出贡献

Mars Finance News, on May 14, according to financefeeds, former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry said that former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler's attitude towards digital assets is much milder in private discussions compared to his public stance. Patrick McHenry stated in the "American Cryptocurrency" podcast that in private conversations, Gensler expressed appreciation for the potential of blockchain and digital assets—which is in stark contrast to his aggressive regulatory position while leading the SEC. McHenry recalled that Gensler often mentioned his time at MIT, when he taught blockchain and digital currency courses, and he saw the value of digital assets and understood blockchain technology. Others who worked with Gensler during his academic career have also confirmed this perspective. <Sei> Labs Chief Legal Officer Gerald Gallagher pointed out that Gensler contributed to the early conceptualization of token airdrops—a detail rarely mentioned in his public biography.

<div>Mars Finance News, on May 14, according to financefeeds, former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry said that former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler's attitude towards digital assets is much more moderate in private discussions compared to his public stance. Patrick McHenry stated in the "American Cryptocurrency" podcast that in private conversations, Gensler expressed appreciation for the potential of blockchain and digital assets—which is in stark contrast to his aggressive regulatory position while leading the SEC. McHenry recalled that Gensler often mentioned his time at MIT, when he taught blockchain and digital currency courses, and he saw the value of digital assets and understood blockchain technology. Others who worked with Gensler during his academic career also confirmed this perspective. Sei Labs' General Counsel Gerald Gallagher pointed out that Gensler contributed to the early conceptualization of token airdrops—a detail rarely mentioned in his public biography.</div>

Insider: Former SEC Chairman Gensler was privately "much more moderate" about cryptocurrencies and contributed to the concept of airdrops

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The Crypto Asset Special Task Force under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held its fourth cryptocurrency roundtable meeting earlier this week, with the theme "Tokenization: Asset Chaining - The Intersection of Traditional Finance and Decentralized Finance".

SEC's new chairman Paul Atkins also attended the meeting and delivered a lengthy speech. The following is the full text of the speech provided by the SEC official, translated by <Kin>.
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New SEC Chairman Paul Atkins' first speech reveals three major directions of crypto regulation: issuance, custody, and trading

Odaily Planet News: The new SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated on Monday, "This is a new era for the SEC," and policy-making will no longer rely on temporary enforcement actions. Instead, the agency will utilize its existing powers to establish rules, interpretations, and exemptions to set appropriate standards for market participants. Atkins criticized the approach of former chairman Gary Gensler, saying that the SEC previously adopted an ostrich-like strategy—perhaps hoping cryptocurrencies would simply disappear. Atkins also revealed that the SEC might update custody rules, allowing self-custody under specific conditions, and explore potential conditional exemptions for those seeking to launch new products and services.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: Will Establish Appropriate Standards for the Crypto Market

On May 13, the newly appointed SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced on Monday that the agency would undergo significant changes in its cryptocurrency regulation approach and outlined details involving issuance and custody. Nominated by President Trump, Atkins elaborated on these plans at the SEC's fourth crypto task force roundtable, demonstrating a markedly different approach to digital asset regulation compared to the previous administration.

"The SEC is entering a new day," Atkins said. "Policy-making will no longer rely on ad hoc enforcement actions. Instead, the commission will utilize its existing rule-making, interpretation, and exemption powers to set standards that are fit for purpose for market participants."

Atkins stated on Monday that he plans to develop guidelines for assets considered securities or "bound by investment contracts". He criticized Gensler's previous approach of requiring companies to visit the SEC, saying the agency had adopted an "ostrich policy—perhaps hoping cryptocurrencies would disappear". "It claims to be willing to talk to potential registrants, 'just come and visit', but this is at best empty talk, and more often hypocritical, because the SEC has not made the necessary adjustments to registration forms for this new technology," he said.

Atkins also suggested that custody rules might need updating to allow funds and advisors to engage in self-custody under specific conditions, and revealed that the agency might take a new approach to its "special purpose broker-dealer framework". Atkins stated that the SEC might also consider providing exemption relief for participants seeking to bring new products to market. "I want to explore whether there are conditional exemption reliefs applicable to registered and unregistered persons seeking to launch new products and services that may be incompatible with the current commission rules and regulations," he said.