The pro-digital assets rhetoric from Atkins is on-brand for his campaign to roll out friendly policies for the industry, aligned with orders from President Donald Trump. "We're trying to give the marketplace some kind of stable platform upon which they can introduce new products," Atkins said. However, those topics would need formal rules approved by action at the commission level to get firm legal footing. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Congress — most specifically the Senate Banking Committee and Agriculture Committee — are working on the latest legislation to set guardrails around the U.S. crypto markets. Read More: U.S. SEC's Atkins Posts Agency's Near-Term Agenda Jammed With Crypto Efforts