Atkins Faces Ticking Clock as He Reshapes Rules for Wall Street

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins

Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg

When Paul Atkins took the helm of Wall Street’s top regulator, he came with a long to-do list: craft rules for the cryptocurrency industry, make initial public offerings “great again” and ease financial reporting for public companies.

A year into the job, there are few check marks next to those big tasks.