“Pro-cryptocurrency” Paul Atkins officially confirmed as US SEC chairman

Paul Atkins, who was nominated by President Trump to head the SEC, has been officially confirmed as chairman. According to reports, the U.S. Senate voted 55-44 to appoint Atkins as SEC chairman.
Atkins has been officially confirmed as the next SEC chairman. Atkins is known as a person friendly to the cryptocurrency industry. President Trump nominated Atkins to be the next SEC chairman in December last year.
Following the resignation of former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in January, Atkins withdrew cryptocurrency-related regulatory guidance and formed the Virtual Asset Task Force (TF) under the SEC.
In 2009, Atkins founded a consulting firm called Patmac Global Partners, which served banks and virtual asset exchanges as clients.
He served as SEC Commissioner under former U.S. President George W. Bush, a position that oversees key policy decisions at the SEC.