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SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' Excludes The Synthetic Tokens Fueling Crypto's Stock Craze
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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The SEC introduced a temporary 'Innovation Exemption' allowing US-based platforms to trade real tokenized stocks onchain under strict conditions, excluding synthetic tokens. This aims to foster regulated onchain stock trading while awaiting permanent crypto legislation.
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The SEC’s new rule opens a US onchain stock market window with real shares only, forcing founders in tokenized securities to drop synthetic options or lose legitimacy in the biggest market. Your short-term path to US product launch just clarified, but watch the five-year sunset closely.
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