Unconfirmed reports say SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the agency's crypto regulatory work to continue whether or not the CLARITY Act becomes law, separating SEC action from the bill's legislative path. The reported remarks have not been supported by an official SEC transcript, recording or statement confirming their wording, date or venue. Earlier accounts said Atkins urged Congress to advance the bill and outlined Project Crypto priorities involving digital-asset fundraising, blockchain-based ownership records and custody rules. The House-engrossed CLARITY Act of 2025, H.R. 3633 of the 119th Congress, would require joint SEC-CFTC definitions for terms including digital commodity and mature blockchain system if enacted. Its text also protects lawful personal self-custody and qualifying peer-to-peer transactions, while directing the CFTC to establish an expedited registration process within 180 days after enactment. A Coin Center analysis said separate criminal-law questions affecting non-controlling developers would remain outside the SEC's rulemaking authority.