The Blockchain Association is backing an SEC plan to scrap two old market rules, arguing it could clear the way for tokenized securities to trade more cleanly on public blockchains. But the real test is whether onchain execution can meet securities-law standards without wrecking best execution or investor protections.
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Blockchain Association is pressing the SEC to ditch two decades-old trade rules it says don’t fit tokenized markets or onchain settlement. The push could modernize U.S. market structure — or weaken investor protections if regulators strip the guardrails before replacing them.
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The SEC is weighing a narrow exemption that could let tokenized U.S. stocks trade outside normal market hours, but only with strict rules around ownership, custody, surveillance, and investor protections. It’s a test run for blockchain-based securities, not a free pass for fake stock tokens.
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Tokenization-linked stocks sold off after reports the SEC may delay its innovation exemption again, stoking fresh doubts over U.S. crypto market structure. The buildout continues, but for now regulators are still moving like a bureaucracy that just found the on-switch.
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The U.S. and UK have issued 10 joint recommendations for stablecoins and tokenized finance, signaling closer coordination on digital asset policy — but not creating binding rules, cross-border passports, or immediate market access. It’s a serious step, not a free pass.
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The SEC is reworking the Consolidated Audit Trail, weighing new funding and governance models while possibly scrapping the old rule that created it. The shift could reshape market surveillance and also ripple into tokenized securities and onchain trading.
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Coinbase has won approval in Abu Dhabi to handle tokenized securities, giving it a regulated launchpad for a bigger push into onchain finance. The move fits a wider tokenization race, but the U.S. still sits behind a thick wall of securities-law friction.
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Ondo Finance is pushing deeper into regulated tokenized securities, but a Delaware control dispute tied to late founder Nathan Allman’s estate is raising fresh governance questions. The products look real; the bigger risk is whether the leadership and trust behind them can hold together.
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Broadridge says its blockchain-based DLR platform processed $8 trillion in repo trades in July, showing real traction for distributed ledger tech in Wall Street’s core financing plumbing. The numbers point to serious institutional usage, not crypto cosplay.
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Claims that NYSE is building an onchain settlement platform for tokenized securities remain unverified, while the SEC makes one thing clear: tokenized assets are still securities and still have to play by securities-law rules.
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