As a former reporter, here are the quotes that stood out to me from SEC Chairman Paul Atkins' speech on Project Crypto: 1. We're in "a moment that demands American ambition" and it needs "a project that can unleash it." 2. "America must do more than just keep pace with the digital asset revolution. We must drive it." 3. "Under my leadership, the SEC will not stand idly by and watch innovations develop overseas while our capital markets remain stagnant." 4. "The President said last week that he wants 'the entire world running on the backbone of American technology.' I stand ready to help get that job done." 5. "I have directed the Commission staff to draft clear and simple rules of the road for crypto asset distributions, custody, and trading." 6. "Under my leadership, the Commission will encourage our nation’s builders rather than constrain them with red tape and one-size-fits-all rules."