Tech Brew Ride Home · Thursday, September 17, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a five-year exemption for platforms that facilitate the trading of tokenized stocks, a significant move to integrate digital assets into traditional markets. This exemption will free these platforms from many rules applied to traditional stock exchanges like the Nasdaq and NYSE. Companies would need to notify issuers before listing tokenized versions of their stocks and cannot proceed if the issuer objects.
“The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited exemption that will allow companies to offer trading in blockchain-based or tokenized stocks and other securities in a major move that could integrate digital assets more deeply into traditional markets.”
“The agency is offering a five-year exemption to platforms that facilitate trading of tokenized stocks, digital tokens that represent a stock and can be traded on a blockchain similar to a cryptocurrency from many of the rules that apply to the Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, and other stock exchanges.”
“Platforms would be required to notify companies before listing tokenized versions of their stocks and would be barred from offering those products if the issuer objects, according to an SEC official.”