U.S. SEC commissioners are calling for experimentation with tokenized securities through potential innovation exemptions.

According to Foresight News , SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, speaking to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, stated that as discussions on tokenized securities continue, regulators should avoid micromanaging the market and consider simplifying disclosure requirements. Meanwhile, SEC staff are actively pursuing a potential "innovation exemption," which would allow limited experimentation with tokenized securities while regulators assess how existing securities laws apply to the blockchain market. He questioned whether tokenized securities require additional disclosure and intermediary requirements, noting that blockchain systems can achieve faster settlements and, in some cases, even bypass traditional intermediaries to complete transactions.