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

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

The SEC released its 'innovation exemption,' positioning the measure as a response to the Senate's failure to advance crypto legislation.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Block and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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

  2. SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues

  3. SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading

Sources

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