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StableFinanceReported 2026-09-17 20:55

SEC Grants Exemption for Tokenized NMS Stock Trading

The SEC has issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to facilitate the trading of tokenized NMS stock, indicating growth in the use of blockchain technology in securities trading.

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  • SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-17 20:55
    The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues each a “TSV” from the definition of “exchange” in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to trade tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock using innovative
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  • SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-17 20:55
    The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues each a “TSV” from the definition of “exchange” in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to trade tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock using innovative permissioned automated market makers and liquidity pools (together “AMM Liquidity Pool…
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  • SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-17 20:55
    “Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks through the ‘Innovation Exemption,’” said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins in a statement . “The Innovation Exemption, while temporary, would allow TSVs to trade tokenized…
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