Overview
- The Information reports the SEC is developing a framework for blockchain-registered versions of listed equities to trade on regulated crypto platforms, with no formal timeline or rule yet.
- Commissioner Hester Peirce invited firms to consult the agency on tokenization and stressed that tokenized instruments would still be treated as securities.
- Nasdaq has filed for a rule change to list tokenized securities, with the SEC’s public comment period ending October 14, and Coinbase, Robinhood, and Kraken are pursuing or testing related offerings.
- Traditional finance voices are urging safeguards, including a Citadel Securities letter warning against regulatory arbitrage and a World Federation of Exchanges call for tighter oversight and shareholder-rights protections.
- Industry trackers put tokenized assets at roughly $31 billion with about $714 million in stocks, and research estimates suggest the market could top $1.3 trillion if 1% of global equities migrate on-chain.