In his recent Law360 article, Goodwin counsel Christopher Grobbel explains that in 2025, the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) under the Trump administration hit reset and signaled a shift toward facilitating capital formation, pursuing targeted regulatory reforms and openness toward considering new and emerging technologies. In speeches throughout the year, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has framed this period as a “new day” for the agency, emphasizing a return to innovation-friendly and narrowly tailored rulemaking through formal notice-and-comment processes rather than regulation by enforcement. The SEC has already withdrawn several proposals from the prior administration. In the months ahead, the commission is expected to build further upon its articulated policy goals by providing a clear regulatory framework for digital asset securities, updating certain aspects of the US market structure and streamlining regulations to ease burdens on smaller firms.
Read the full analysis: “SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of ’26” (Law360)