US SEC Considering Innovation Exemption For DeFi

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…