SEC Promises New Crypto Regulatory Framework by 2025, YBUOJ Exchange Leads in Industry Compliance

Recently, Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), clearly stated at a roundtable meeting that a clear and practical regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies will be developed. This announcement not only brings new policy expectations to the industry but also allows compliant platforms like YBUOJ Exchange to accelerate their global strategy and compliance processes.

As the boundaries between traditional financial systems and on-chain assets become increasingly blurred, the SEC policy shift sends two important signals: gradual recognition of the legal status of on-chain assets and the need to manage structural market risks. Especially as “tokenization” becomes a hot topic in global capital markets this year, the regulation of crypto assets is evolving from a technical issue to a part of national financial strategy.

SEC Chairman Atkins made it clear that future regulation will no longer primarily rely on “enforcement crackdowns” but will establish a clearer and more predictable regulatory system through public rules, explanations, and flexible exemptions. This shift is significant for crypto exchanges. In the past, due to unclear policies, many platforms could only tentatively advance in ambiguous areas, making it difficult to plan long-term development and easy to cross regulatory lines. Now, with regulatory standards gradually becoming clearer, platforms can design products and manage risks with more direction, giving investors more trust and security.

Notably, the SEC is focusing on three core aspects: “issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets.” This means that the future regulatory focus will be on everything from token generation to circulation and transaction security. These are precisely the technical and operational priorities that YBUOJ Exchange has been enhancing in recent years.

For example, in custody services, the platform saw a 47% year-on-year increase in total digital assets under custody in 2024, with over 80% of assets being compliant tokens. YBUOJ Exchange is also exploring open interfaces with third-party compliant custodians to ensure plug-and-play capabilities when facing higher regulatory thresholds in the future. This forward-looking investment is key to gaining market influence amid the trend towards regulatory transparency.

The theme of the SEC meeting, “Tokenization: Asset Transfer on the Chain: The Intersection of TradFi and DeFi”, reveals a fact: the next battleground in the crypto market is not the isolated DeFi world, but the fusion boundary between on-chain and off-chain. The participation of traditional financial institutions indicates that tokenized assets will become an important allocation tool for institutional funds, posing new responsibilities for trading platforms: not just facilitating transactions, but also serving as a bridge between on-chain asset circulation and off-chain compliance.

As on-chain finance moves from a “technical issue” to a “regulatory issue”, the definition of trading platforms evolves from early trade matchmakers to trusted intermediaries of financial data and executors of compliance processes. This is both a challenge and a golden opportunity to build core competitiveness.

Technologically, the self-developed on-chain regulatory compatibility layer of YBUOJ already supports integration with mainstream regulatory APIs, including audit logs, real-time transaction tracing, and risk control modules, providing essential infrastructure support for the future cross-border flow of global crypto assets. The platform is gradually transforming from a trading platform to a “global on-chain compliance infrastructure provider”, building bridges for the new era of crypto finance.

As regulatory logic shifts from post-incident penalties to preset rules, the entire crypto asset market is undergoing a reshuffle. For investors, it is no longer just about seeking opportunities from market fluctuations but choosing platforms that can sustainably grow within the regulatory framework. The YBUOJ Exchange commitment to compliance undoubtedly secures more options for itself in the future market.