SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to keynote Solana Summit on Sept. 14

The nation’s top securities regulator is headlining a blockchain conference. And not just any blockchain conference, but one organized specifically around a single Layer 1 network’s ambitions to become Wall Street infrastructure. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins will deliver the closing keynote at the Solana Policy Institute’s “Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street” on September 14, scheduled for 5:10 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. He won’t be the only regulator in the room. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, affectionately known as “Crypto Mom” in industry circles, will appear in a fireside chat at 5:00 p.m. ET, just minutes before Atkins takes the stage. A summit built for the suits The Solana Policy Institute designed this event to sit at the intersection of policy, regulation, and institutional finance. Rep. Tom Emmer and Sen. Cynthia Lummis are both confirmed speakers, two of Congress’s most vocal advocates for digital asset legislation. The summit’s stated goal is to explore Solana’s potential as critical infrastructure for modern finance and to hash out the regulatory frameworks that would support broader institutional adoption of blockchain technology. Why Atkins matters Atkins was swo...