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SEC grants 5-year exemption for tokenized stock trading
CoinArticle · The Daily Brief · 2026-09-18

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1.

SEC Grants 5-Year Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stock Trading

The SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption allowing qualifying venues to trade tokenized U.S. stocks on public blockchains through permissioned AMMs without exchange registration. The relief excludes synthetics and preserves issuer control over tokenization of their own shares.

2.

House Panel Advances Bitcoin Reserve Bill 28-21 on Party-Line Vote

The House Financial Services Committee voted 28-21 to advance H.R. 8957, which would establish a 20-year federal Bitcoin reserve. A substitute version adopted before the vote removed Federal Reserve funding routes and reduced transparency requirements.

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S&P Global to Acquire OpenZeppelin in Push Into Crypto Risk Assessment

S&P Global announced it will acquire blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin, expanding into smart contract and on-chain technology risk assessment. The acquisition follows S&P Global's earlier investment in market-data provider Kaiko and signals institutional buildout in tokenized finance infrastructure.

4.

American Reserve Modernization Act Heads to House Vote With Limited Democratic Support

The American Reserve Modernization Act would establish a federal Bitcoin reserve managed by the Treasury with a 20-year holding requirement and faces a House committee vote with only one Democratic cosponsor. The bill's bipartisan backing remains narrow despite broader congressional interest in crypto policy.

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Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act; Bitcoin Falls 5% on Regulatory Setback

The Senate voted 50-49 Tuesday to block the CLARITY Act, falling one vote short of advancing the crypto market structure bill. The setback triggered a 5% Bitcoin decline and raised concerns among industry participants about delayed product launches.

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