Atkins: Innovation exemptions will provide temporary regulatory channels for on chain trading of tokenized stocks

SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced that the SEC has approved an "innovation exemption" under the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, temporarily allowing eligible tokenized Securities Venues (TSV) to conduct partial tokenized NMS stock trading and granting a "dealer" exemption to specific liquidity providers. The relevant tokens must retain the same dividend, voting, and other rights as traditional securities, and the issuer may object to their stocks being traded on TSV. (Source: US SEC)