
{"id":167571,"date":"2026-05-19T05:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=167571"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:45:35","slug":"sec-prepares-to-allow-trading-tokenized-stocks-on-crypto-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=167571","title":{"rendered":"SEC Prepares to Allow Trading Tokenized Stocks on Crypto Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC is set to release a so-called \u201cinnovation exemption\u201d for tokenized stocks, which will pave the way for trading digital versions of securities, reported Bloomberg on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The agency\u2019s framework for tokenized stock trading under the Trump administration\u2019s direction is expected to be finalized this week, the anonymous sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-18\/sec-is-said-to-ready-plan-for-trading-crypto-versions-of-stocks\">told<\/a> the outlet.\u00a0These tokenized assets would also be tradeable on decentralized crypto platforms in a move that could \u201creshape the landscape of the American stock market,\u201d it reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Huge Shift in US Crypto Infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Under Chair Paul Atkins, the SEC has signaled support for tokenization since mid-2025, including exemptions to accelerate on-chain securities trading, aligning with broader US policy to lead in digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC is leaning toward allowing trading of tokens that do not have the backing or \u200bconsent of \u200bthe \u2060public companies whose shares they track, reported Reuters.\u00a0These tokens may \u200bnot \u2060provide traditional shareholder rights, such as voting power or dividends, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The move could be one of the biggest shifts into crypto infrastructure yet, paving the way for 24\/7 trading of digital securities, potential DeFi integration for equities, and growth in platforms handling tokenized assets.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi analyst Ignas <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefiIgnas\/status\/2056492595061182773\">said<\/a> it was bullish for multiple assets, including ONDO, CFG, PENDLE, and HYPE, as well as lending markets that accept tokenized collateral, such as AAVE, MORPHO, and FLUID.\u00a0Tokenization is shifting from plans to policy in a structural shift that will enable round-the-clock trading and decentralized rails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve entered a global race to tokenize money and capital markets,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tokenterminal\/status\/2056502595208831271\">commented<\/a> Token Terminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic advantages of asset tokenization are too good to ignore, which is why we believe that all other major nations and economic zones will try to follow the US playbook when it comes to stablecoins and asset tokenization.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tokenized Stocks Remain Small<\/h2>\n<p>Tokenized stocks comprise a small piece of the larger tokenized real-world asset pie with just $1.45 billion, or 4.3% share of distributed TVL, according to RWA.xyz.<\/p>\n<p>Tokenized US Treasuries make up the lion\u2019s share with 46% of $15.5 billion, and Ethereum is the blockchain of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/structural-indicators-of-long-term-institutional-ethereum-adoption-building-sharplink\/\">choice<\/a> with a market share exceeding 60% (including layer-2s) of all tokenized RWA.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/sec-prepares-to-allow-trading-tokenized-stocks-on-crypto-platforms\/\">SEC Prepares to Allow Trading Tokenized Stocks on Crypto Platforms<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC is set to release a so-called \u201cinnovation exemption\u201d for tokenized stocks, which will pave the way for trading digital versions of securities, reported Bloomberg on Tuesday. The agency\u2019s framework for tokenized stock trading under the Trump administration\u2019s direction is expected to be finalized this week, the anonymous sources told the outlet.\u00a0These tokenized assets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=167571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167571\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=167571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=167571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=167571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}