U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said that crypto innovation exemptions (involving tokenized securities, DeFi, etc.) may not be released this month or next month and are being handled with caution; previously expressed hope for a January release; Wall Street giants JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA met with the SEC's Crypto Task Force to express concerns about the economic impact of the exemption. (Decrypt)