SEC Establishes Regulatory Pathway for Tokenized Digital Stock Trading
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What happened
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an "Innovation Exemption" on September 17, 2026, establishing a regulatory pathway for digital investing. This exemption grants eligible trading venues and liquidity providers regulatory relief to facilitate tokenized stock trading. This move follows the Senate's failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
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Why it matters
The pathway allows financial firms to experiment with blockchain-based representations of equities. A key potential change is the possibility of near 24/7 trading, which moves markets "onchain". This initiative is part of the SEC's broader "Project Crypto" to explore blockchain infrastructure in U.S. financial markets.
Executives from Coinbase are lobbying the White House and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
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Who's involved
- Securities and Exchange CommissionIssued the Innovation Exemption and established the regulatory pathway for digital investing.
- CoinbaseCEO Brian Armstrong noted that the SEC provided an alternative path after the Senate failed to advance legislation.
- ArmstrongCo-founder and current CEO of Coinbase.
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.SEC exemption enables tokenized stock trading amid legislative gridlock.1 source
SEC creates regulatory pathway for digital investing after Senate fails to advance bill.1 source
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Executives from companies like Coinbase are lobbying the White House and the SEC regarding the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which is currently under investigation by the SEC.Also in this story
- Trump urges legislators to pass the CLARITY Act while the SEC Chair proposes new rules for token offerings.
- Armstrong comments on the CLARITY Act and SEC readiness for Coinbase regulation.
The entities involved
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Securities and Exchange Commission
government agency of the Philippines
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Coinbase
American company that operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform
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Senate
Upper house of South Korea
Related events
- The SEC issued an order for tokenized stocks, while the Senate blocked the Clarity Act, amid ongoing industry debate.
- The crypto market is experiencing a rally, boosting related stocks as major firms like BlackRock remain involved in Bitcoin funds under SEC oversight.
- SEC filing tracks institutional investment in TOV.
- Armstrong endorsed SEC reforms supported by Peirce, and Ondo introduced blockchain exposure to pre-IPO.
- Coinbase awaits clearer rules from the SEC as Chair Paul Atkins pushes innovation exemptions for tokenized assets, with Nasdaq building supporting platforms.