U.S. SEC Chairman: The SEC plans to officially launch the "Innovation Exemption" before the end of the year or in Q1 2026

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said at an event in Manhattan that the agency still hopes to establish an "innovation exemption" policy for companies doing business in the United States based on digital assets and other innovative technologies as soon as possible, or as early as the end of this quarter.