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Jun 26 7 tweets 2 min read
1. “One might describe the SEC’s current executive compensation disclosure requirements as a Frankenstein patchwork of rules.”
- Chairman Atkins, from his remarks at today’s Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure.

A thread🧵… Image 2. “Over the past ninety years, the Commission has adopted numerous rules requiring more and more information about executive compensation.”
Jun 9 14 tweets 2 min read
Key points from Chairman Paul Atkins’ remarks today at “DeFi and the American Spirit,” SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Decentralized Finance – a 🧵 The American values of economic liberty, private property rights, and innovation are in the DNA of the DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, movement.
May 12 17 tweets 3 min read
Chairman Paul Atkins' remarks at the Crypto Task Force roundtable on tokenization:

The topic of this afternoon’s discussion is timely as securities are increasingly migrating from traditional (or “off-chain”) databases to blockchain-based (or “on-chain”) ledger systems. This movement of securities from off-chain to on-chain systems is akin to the transition of audio recordings from analog vinyl records to cassette tapes to digital software decades ago.
Apr 25 5 tweets 1 min read
Chairman Paul Atkins' remarks at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable today:

I am in my fourth day back at the Commission and thank my fellow Commissioners and the SEC staff for their warm welcome. I am eager to tackle long festering issues, such as regulatory treatment of digital assets and distributed ledger technologies. In addition, my warmest personal thanks go to Commissioner Peirce for her principled and tireless advocacy for common-sense crypto policy within the US.
Jan 2 6 tweets 4 min read
For the next 10 days we’re sharing #InvestingResolutions each day so you can kick the year off with informed investment decisions.

Resolution 1: Visit for free financial planning tools and resources to help you create a plan to meet your financial goals. Investor.govBefore you invest, Investor.gov – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission #InvestingResolution 2: Check Out Your Investment Professional.

You can check their background, registration status and more by using the free, simple search tool at . It’s a great first step toward protecting your hard-earned money. Investor.govHave you checked the background of your investment professional?