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Forbes: Market Focus Turns to U.S. SEC Chair’s Remarks at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference, Expectations Grow as BTC Eyes a Return to $80,000
Deep Tide TechFlow News, April 26 — According to Forbes, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins recently reiterated the promotion of “Project Crypto” and announced that he will work with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a digital asset classification framework, clarifying when tokens are considered securities, while also launching an “Innovation Exemption” to support on-chain trading of tokenized securities.
The market believes this is one of the most proactive shifts in crypto regulation in SEC history, marking a formal move away from the old “enforcement over regulation” model toward clear rulemaking. This move could signal stronger institutional capital entry, which has been long on the sidelines, and may push Bitcoin prices back above $80k. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $77,586, with the market closely watching Paul Atkins’ further statements at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in late April.