The Minutes of Paul Atkins on capital formation https://minutesof.com/sec-chair/on/capital-formation/ Everything Paul Atkins has said on capital formation: 3 verbatim quotes, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:12:00 +0000 Atkins argues prior rules drove investment offshore, limiting protections and causing investors to lose money https://minutesof.com/q/46b2690d-6a3e-4239-9a20-21ba55002ed3/ https://minutesof.com/q/46b2690d-6a3e-4239-9a20-21ba55002ed3/ “Thus, it has driven investment offshore, limiting the type of protections that we can provide investors here, and sometimes resulting in investors watching their money completely disappear.” — SEC speeches and statements capital formation Atkins says expanding S-3 eligibility helps small companies capture market windows before registration delays https://minutesof.com/q/40db7ec9-7068-43ae-9bba-78e3244899fe/ https://minutesof.com/q/40db7ec9-7068-43ae-9bba-78e3244899fe/ “For a small company, that’s not an abstract benefit—it’s the difference between raising capital on a reasonable timeframe and watching a market window close during a lengthy registration process.” — SEC speeches and statements capital formation Atkins proposes two crypto offering exemptions: $5 million over four years for startups, $75 million annually https://minutesof.com/q/98698c35-4e8e-40a7-921a-d65fd20332d8/ https://minutesof.com/q/98698c35-4e8e-40a7-921a-d65fd20332d8/ “a “startup exemption,” which would allow for offerings up to $5 million during a four-year period, and a “fundraising exemption” allowing for offerings of up to $75 million each year.” — SEC speeches and statements capital formation