Paul Atkins person
Overview
Paul Stewart Atkins is an American lawyer and businessman who has served as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission since April 2025, having previously been an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008. After leaving the Commission he founded Patomak Global Partners, a regulatory compliance consultancy serving financial institutions. He has extensive digital-asset ties, having co-chaired the Token Alliance at the Chamber of Digital Commerce and served on the advisory board of tokenization firm Securitize, and he is known for advocating lighter regulatory burdens.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Paul Atkins connects to 10 tracked entities, most strongly to SEC, SEC, SEC.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 10 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
served_in | SEC | 95% |
leads | SEC | 95% |
employs | SEC | 95% |
employed_by | SEC | 95% |
mentions | Strategy CEO Le Explains Why BTC Price Doesn't Matter; XRP Targets $1.9 as SuperTrend Flips Bullish, Analyst Signals; $292 Million DeFi Hacker Escapes to Bitcoin - Morning Crypto Report | 95% |
mentions | Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin Drifts Near $75,000 | 95% |
replaced_by | Gary Gensler | 95% |
mentions | 'Breath of Fresh Air and Sanity': Ripple CEO Heaps Praise on New SEC Head | 95% |
mentions | SEC's Peirce, Atkins outline modest tokenized trading exemption - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise | 95% |
governs | SEC Crypto Task Force | 90% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Paul Atkins?
Paul Atkins is a person tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph. It is connected to 10 other tracked entities, most strongly to SEC, SEC, SEC.
What type of entity is Paul Atkins?
Paul Atkins is classified as a person (person) in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph.
What is Paul Atkins connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Paul Atkins is linked to 10 other tracked entities, most strongly to SEC, SEC, SEC.
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