Top Wall Street firms met with the SEC to discuss concerns about the regulator’s new approach to digital assets, highlighting tensions between traditional finance and the crypto sector. The meeting focused on potential exemptions for tokenized securities and DeFi projects, with firms warning that regulatory relief based on technology labels could undermine investor protection. SEC Chair Paul Atkins is preparing to issue innovation exemptions for the crypto industry, while legislative efforts to codify crypto protections have stalled in the Senate. The impasse reflects the challenge of balancing innovation with investor safety and market stability in U.S. crypto regulation.

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