• The chief of the SEC is headlining an event sponsored by a crypto firm at war with it SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff • What to know: Unicoin has accused the SEC of waging a war against it, but the company also stepped up as lead sponsor for a Washington policy summit at which the SEC chair will be headlining • Unicoin’s CEO told CoinDesk that he thinks SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has been conned by holdover enforcement “henchmen” who helped previous SEC Chair Gary Gensler legally hammer crypto businesses • Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Atkins is a top speaker at the Digital Chamber’s DC Blockchain Summit next month, and the event’s chief sponsor - Unicoin - is in a legal fight with the agency, claiming the SEC’s chairman is being misled into perpetuating a legacy war on crypto • The chief executive for Unicoin, which is the summit’s “platinum” sponsor, says his company is not allowed to speak with the SEC’s leaders due to the agency’s ongoing legal action against the crypto platform • In May last year, the SECsued the company and its executives, including CEO

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  • The chief of the SEC is headlining an event sponsored by a crypto firm at war with it SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff. What to know: - Unicoin has accused the SEC of waging a war against it, but the company also stepped up as lead sponsor for a Washington policy summit at which the SEC chair will be headlining. - Unicoin’s CEO told CoinDesk that he thinks SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has been conned by holdover enforcement “henchmen” who helped previous SEC Chair Gary Gensler legally ham

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