US Senate confirms Paul Atkins to lead SEC under Trump

Paul Atkins has officially been approved as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission after receiving a 51-45 vote in the Senate on April 9.

Update April 10 at 1:41am UTC: This article has been updated to include more background on Paul Atkins before becoming SEC chair.

The US Senate has confirmed US President Donald Trump’s nominee, Paul Atkins, as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a 51-45 vote largely along party lines.

Atkins’ confirmation on April 9 comes after Trump named the pro-crypto former Wall Street consultant to lead the agency late last year. Atkins also served as an SEC commissioner between 2002 and 2008, during the global financial crisis.

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