The US securities regulator is working on an “innovation exemption” to stoke the creation of more onchain products and services, according to Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins.
Atkins, a former crypto lobbyist, said during a Monday crypto roundtable led by the SEC’s crypto task force titled DeFi and the American Spirit that he has directed staff to consider a conditional exemption relief framework.
Exemptions could speed up innovation
These temporary exemptions would relieve firms from specific regulatory requirements to…