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Strategy Inc. shares surged Friday as cryptocurrency-related stocks rallied following a regulatory development that could expand trading in tokenized securities.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled an “Innovation Exemption” that grants tokenized securities trading platforms conditional regulatory relief for five years. Platforms that meet the requirements will be able to operate tokenized stock trading services without separate designation as exchanges.

Two days after the CLARITY Act stalled in a Senate cloture vote, the SEC issued its “Innovation Exemption,” letting qualifying venues trade tokenized stocks on-chain without registering as exchanges or dealers. Industry experts say the move keeps momentum alive, but warn that agency action can’t replace the durability of statute.

Currencies39240 Market Cap$ 2.70T+1.59% 24h Spot Volume$ 36.08B-9.08% DominanceBTC56.63%-0.61%ETH11.02%+0.66% ETH Gas0.05 Gwei News Sep 17, 2026 2min read byAnjali Belgaumkar forCoinpedia

The SEC’s recent innovation exemption announcement marks a significant milestone for Solana, as noted by Kristin Smith of the Solana Institute. This development indicates that Solana qualifies for certain exemptions from regulatory oversight, potentially enhancing its competitive position in the blockchain space. The implications of this ruling could broaden the scope for blockchain applications and…

Hyperliquid Strategies(NASDAQ:PURR) jumped 8% Thursday after the SEC approved the Innovation Exemption, a temporary order allowing tokenized stock trading on-chain for the first time.

US SEC grants 5-Year exemption to launch tokenized stock trading on blockchain venues   World

Two days after the Senate failed to move forward the Clarity Act, theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commissiongranted five-year exemptive relief for the onchain trading ofstock tokensthat are 1:1 backed by the underlying with full voting rights, dividends, proxies, etc.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday it will allow blockchain-based trading venues to list and trade tokenized versions of publicly traded U.S. stocks without registering as national securities exchanges. The exemption grants so-called “tokenized securities venues” a five-year conditional exemption from the Exchange Act’s definition of an exchange, letting them use automated market makers…