SEC debuts five-year exemption for tokenized equities trading

Securities and Exchange Commission issued regulatory exemption on September 1, 2026.

Primary

Securities and Exchange Commission

Structure

regulatory exemption

Date

September 1, 2026

Sub-sector

Capital Markets Tech

SEC exemption enables blockchain-based equity trading with instant settlement and fractional ownership, signaling regulatory openness to DeFi capital markets infrastructure.

Primary company

Securities and Exchange Commission

Counterparty

Not disclosed

Amount

Not disclosed

Event date

September 1, 2026

Sub-sector

Capital Markets Tech

HQ

Not disclosed

Structure

regulatory exemption

Source published

September 28, 2026

Publisher

SiliconANGLE

Source: siliconangle.com