SEC Green Lights Tokenized Stock Trading Despite Clarity Act Fail

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Green Lights Tokenized Stock Trading Despite Clarity Act Fail The U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission has approved tokenized stocks trading in a move indicating that the regulator will push ahead with rulemaking despite the Clarity Act not moving forward.  Wall Street’s top regulator said Thursday that it was offering a five-year exemption to platforms that facilitate trading of tokenized stocks.

Major crypto companies have long wanted to get such assets on the blockchain.  Lawmakers blocked the Clarity Act in a procedural vote on Tuesday.

Regulators had said before the vote that regardless of whether the landmark legislation passed, they’d still start regulating the crypto industry.  Today, we are taking a significant step forward, within our statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks through the "Innovation Exemption." https://t.co/BQK0cS70lH— Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins) September 17, 2026 “Congress was unsuccessful in advancing the Clarity Act despite the tireless efforts of many,” SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said in a statement.  “So 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.” Jamie Selway, Director of the SEC Division of Trading and Markets, added: “Today’s approval of exemptive...