SEC Now All-Republican After Crenshaw Exit, Pro-Crypto Push Expected in 2026

The SEC became entirely Republican after Democratic Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw left on Jan. 8, BlockBeats reports. The three sitting Republican commissioners are Chair Paul Atkins, Hester Peirce ("Crypto Mom") and Mark Uyeda, with two vacancies creating a single-party roster described as "unprecedented" by U.S. economic policy experts. BlockBeats said the Trump administration is exerting unprecedented control over administrative agencies, and an all-Republican SEC is expected to accelerate pro-crypto policy in 2026 with internal opposition said to have disappeared.