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It’s here — SEC releases long-awaited innovation exemption to ‘bring America’s capital markets into the digital age’

The Block·September 17, 2026·1 min read
It’s here — SEC releases long-awaited innovation exemption to ‘bring America’s capital markets into the digital age’

The SEC released its 'innovation exemption,' a 5-year blanket exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without exchange registration. The measure is positioned as a response to the Senate's failure to advance crypto legislation, aiming to bring America's capital markets into the digital age. The exemption takes effect immediately.

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