# SEC Chair Atkins Says Agency Has Launched Innovation Exemption

By Riza Dagoc

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/25389
Published: 2026-09-29T14:41:11.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-29T14:41:11.000Z
Section: Regulation

> The framework would allow companies to issue tokenized securities representing rights in underlying securities as the SEC advances on-chain financing rules.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Sept. 29 that the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an Innovation Exemption as it develops rules for on-chain financing and tokenized-securities trading.

The framework allows companies to issue tokenized securities representing real rights and interests in underlying securities, Atkins said. The approach is intended to bring the securities themselves onto blockchain networks for trading.

Atkins said the SEC is continuing to move financing activity and securities transactions on-chain, describing the direction as attractive and indicating that the agency plans to advance the work.

The announcement places tokenized securities within the SEC’s broader effort to establish a regulatory framework for blockchain-based financial activity.