SEC Chair Paul Atkins will speak at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas this April, becoming the first SEC chair to appear at the largest annual Bitcoin gathering. Other prominent political figures who will deliver speeches at the event are Mike Selig, CFTC Chair, and Aleš Michl, Governor of the Czech National Bank. Atkins took office in April 2025 and has since pursued closer engagement with the crypto industry. The SEC and CFTC will hold a joint event on regulatory harmonization today, with Atkins and Selig signaling a push for clearer rules in the digital asset space. Donald Trump spoke at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville, where he pledged to establish a national Bitcoin reserve and end federal attacks on the crypto industry.