SEC Chair Advocates for Instant Settlement and Blockchain Adoption

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins emphasized the need for advancing securities settlement towards instant settlement (T+0) at the "Bitcoin 2026" conference. According to Foresight News, Atkins highlighted that blockchain technology could fundamentally eliminate the time risk between delivery and settlement. Furthermore, the SEC's core approach to token classification focuses on whether there is an investment commitment from the issuer, rather than the token's form. Once assets are listed and traded, if they deviate from the issuer's commitment, they are no longer subject to securities information disclosure obligations.