Online reports, According to The Block, Paul Atkins, the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday that he would provide a clear regulatory basis for digital assets and adopt a "rational, consistent and principled" regulatory approach. It marks a major shift in the direction of SEC supervision and is in sharp contrast to the strict attitude of his predecessor, Gary Gensler. Atkins emphasized: "At the helm of the SEC, I can confidently say that this is a new era. "The SEC has established a cryptocurrency working group to hold roundtable discussions aimed at bringing greater regulatory clarity to the crypto asset space.