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.