SEC Crypto Safe Harbor Proposal Moves to White House for Final Review

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said a major crypto "safe harbor" proposal has entered final review at the White House. The framework is currently with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the last regulatory gate before a rule can be formally published. Atkins, speaking Monday at a Vanderbilt University digital assets summit, called the development "exciting" and said the regulation is coming "shortly." The plan would let crypto projects raise capital without immediate SEC registration by providing a four-year startup exemption period. The proposal is widely seen as the most consequential move toward formal U.S. crypto regulation in years.