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Door Remote - 17 Sep 2026
Today in crypto, the CFTC expanded regulatory relief for passive software providers as the SEC approved a temporary exemption allowing limited trading of tokenized US stocks on certain onchain venues. US lawmakers also advanced legislation to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
CFTC expands regulatory relief for passive trading software providersThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has expanded regulatory relief for “passive software” providers that connect users to regulated derivatives firms and exchanges.
In a no-action position issued Thursday, the agency’s Market Participants Division said it would not recommend enforcement against qualifying providers or their personnel for failing to register as introducing brokers or associated persons when facilitating trading with CFTC-registered firms and exchanges.
The position could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives, including perpetual contracts and prediction markets, without becoming CFTC-regulated introducing brokers themselves.
To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.
To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.
SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock tradingThe US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a temporary exemption allowing limited trading of tokenized US stocks on certain onchain venues.
Under the innovation exemption approved Thursday, Tokenized Securities Venues (TSVs) can offer permissioned trading of tokenized National Market System (NMS) stocks.
The exemption covers trading through automated market makers and liquidity pools, subject to requirements including transaction transparency, recordkeeping and technology safeguards, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said. TSVs must also regularly publish US dollar-denominated transaction data, including prices, trade sizes, timestamps, pool addresses, end-of-day pool sizes and daily volumes.
“The Innovation Exemption is designed to be controlled,” Uyeda said, adding that symbol and volume limits will apply. He said the framework would give the SEC data to assess onchain securities trading and inform future rules.
CFTC expands regulatory relief for passive trading software providersThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has expanded regulatory relief for “passive software” providers that connect users to regulated derivatives firms and exchanges.
In a no-action position issued Thursday, the agency’s Market Participants Division said it would not recommend enforcement against qualifying providers or their personnel for failing to register as introducing brokers or associated persons when facilitating trading with CFTC-registered firms and exchanges.
The position could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives, including perpetual contracts and prediction markets, without becoming CFTC-regulated introducing brokers themselves.
To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.
To qualify, providers must meet conditions limiting their role in transactions, including restrictions on exercising discretion over users’ orders.
SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock tradingThe US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a temporary exemption allowing limited trading of tokenized US stocks on certain onchain venues.
Under the innovation exemption approved Thursday, Tokenized Securities Venues (TSVs) can offer permissioned trading of tokenized National Market System (NMS) stocks.
The exemption covers trading through automated market makers and liquidity pools, subject to requirements including transaction transparency, recordkeeping and technology safeguards, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said. TSVs must also regularly publish US dollar-denominated transaction data, including prices, trade sizes, timestamps, pool addresses, end-of-day pool sizes and daily volumes.
“The Innovation Exemption is designed to be controlled,” Uyeda said, adding that symbol and volume limits will apply. He said the framework would give the SEC data to assess onchain securities trading and inform future rules.