US SEC Chairman: SEC Plans to Officially Launch "Innovation Exemption" by the End of the Year or Q1 2026

Jinse Finance reported that Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated that the SEC is still pushing to formalize the so-called "innovation exemption," which would allow companies to conduct business in the United States based on digital assets and other innovative technologies. This could be completed as early as the end of this quarter. Atkins said at the "Futures and Derivatives Law Report" event hosted by law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday that although the current government shutdown has "greatly limited" the SEC's progress in rulemaking, he still considers this exemption a priority for the end of the year or the first quarter of 2026.