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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to introduce an "innovation exemption" for crypto companies by the end of 2025. This exemption aims to reduce regulatory burdens for crypto firms, allowing them to launch products and services more quickly without facing immediate "burdensome" or "incompatible" rules.

Key Details
Timeline: The SEC aims to roll out the exemption by year-end.
Purpose: The exemption is meant to create a stable platform for innovation, encouraging developers and entrepreneurs to build in the U.S. instead of going offshore.

Context:
This initiative is part of Chairman Paul Atkins's "Project Crypto," which seeks to update securities laws and create clearer rules for digital assets.
It follows recent actions toward defining crypto better, including the passage of the GENIUS Act, which acknowledges stablecoins, and the approval of simpler listing standards for crypto ETFs.

Coordination with CFTC: The SEC is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to align regulations, including possibly similar product definitions, reporting standards, and capital frameworks. They are also looking at "innovation exemptions" for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols.

Joint Roundtable: A joint SEC and CFTC roundtable on regulatory harmonization took place on September 29, 2025, to discuss these matters and gather feedback from the industry.
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