Paul Atkins Declares United States as the “Crypto Capital of the World”

Multiple high-authority primary sources, including the official SEC testimony transcript and the SEC.gov repository of speeches, contain direct or near-direct quotes from Paul Atkins referring to the United States as the 'Crypto Capital of the World'. The official SEC testimony before the House Financial Services Committee in February 2026 explicitly records him using this phrase as part of SEC's positioning toward digital asset regulation. Additionally, reputable secondary reporting from CoinDesk and EY confirms his public usage of the phrase, with EY quoting him directly in relation to SEC Project Crypto. The credibility of these sources is high, given their authority and proximity to the events, and there is no evidence from reliable outlets contradicting or disproving the statement. While some secondary sources offer context rather than verbatim quotes, the convergence of independent, authoritative records strongly supports that Atkins made the statement publicly. The small residual uncertainty—reflected in a 0.15 false probability—stems from the possibility of paraphrasing or interpretive framing in summaries, but overall the evidence is consistent and solid.