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Reclaiming Financial Sovereignty & Digital Leadership in the Age of Crypto

Jul 31, 2025, 12:00PM

RECLAIMING FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY & DIGITAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF CRYPTO

The America First Policy Institute hosted a landmark presentation to unveil one of the boldest regulatory overhauls in modern U.S. financial history. With the formal launch of Project Crypto, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins cast a clear vision to position America as the global leader in blockchain innovation and digital asset markets.

Joined by policymakers, crypto pioneers, and financial freedom advocates, the event marked a defining moment in the effort to dismantle Washington’s regulatory chokehold and ignite a new era of American-led digital finance.

KEY SPEAKERS & HIGHLIGHTS

The program opened with a powerful message from Norm Champ, Chair of AFPI’s Center for Financial Freedom:

“Overregulation and regulatory ambiguity have cut the number of public companies in half and crippled digital asset innovation.”
— Norm Champ

Champ emphasized AFPI’s commitment to exposing the damage caused by unelected bureaucracies like the SEC, FDIC, and IRS—and restoring prosperity through smart, liberty-based reforms.

PAUL S. ATKINS, CHAIRMAN, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Chairman Atkins’ remarks outlined the foundational goals of Project Crypto—a sweeping new SEC initiative designed to modernize outdated regulations and embrace the future of finance:

“America must do more than just keep pace with the digital asset revolution. We must drive it.”
— Chairman Paul S. Atkins

He announced major steps to make President Trump’s vision a reality, including:

  • Clear guidelines to determine whether a crypto asset is a security
  • New frameworks for asset distributions, airdrops, and tokenized equities
  • Enabling super apps to integrate custody, trading, staking, and lending under one license
  • Regulatory flexibility for DeFi and decentralized on-chain platforms
  • A proposed Innovation Exemption to fast-track novel business models

“This is more than a regulatory shift—it’s a generational opportunity,” Atkins declared.
“We will not watch from the sidelines. We will lead. We will build.”

POLICY WINS & FORWARD MOMENTUM

  • Project Crypto officially launched to drive regulatory modernization
  • Genius Act signed into law, setting a gold standard for stablecoin regulation
  • End of regulation-by-enforcement that crippled innovation
  • Frameworks in motion for tokenized securities, self-custody, and on-chain compliance
  • Strong bipartisan momentum behind crypto market structure legislation

THE VERDICT: AMERICA FIRST IN DIGITAL ASSETS

Chairman Atkins left no doubt that the U.S. is ready to lead the global financial future—on-chain, secure, and powered by American innovation.

Stay engaged. Support the movement. Help forge a financial future where American freedom, not bureaucracy, defines the rules of the road.

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