[US SEC Chairman Atkins Plans to Launch Crypto Innovation Exemption Framework and Advance Regulatory Agenda by Late January] Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated when discussing the key focus of cryptocurrency policy for the new year that 'the best is yet to come,' and the preparations made by the agency will yield results at that time. Atkins revealed that one of the top priorities for the new year is the 'innovation exemption' for crypto and fintech projects, a conditional regulatory relief framework aimed at reducing compliance costs, which is planned to be officially launched around late January. Regarding token classification and the jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), he mentioned that attention will be given to legislative outcomes from Congress. Currently, the Senate is pushing related bills through the Banking Committee for review, but progress in negotiations has been hindered.