Donald Trump has nominated Paul Atkins, a pro-crypto former SEC commissioner, to replace Gary Gensler as SEC chair.
United States President-elect Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins to replace Gary Gensler as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to Trump’s Dec. 4 announcement on Truth Social, the pro-crypto nominee has experience as a former SEC commissioner and is the founder and CEO of Patomak Global Partners, a risk-management consultancy.
Trump’s nomination of Atkins follows through on a promise to cryptocurrency voters made during his campaign that he would replace Gensler with a pro-crypto SEC chair.
