SEC delays onchain stock trading plan as Wall Street pushes back on crypto exemptions
The SEC has postponed its plan to allow crypto firms to trade tokenized stocks under lighter regulations. This decision follows feedback from stock exchange officials and market participants. The delay underscores the ongoing tension between the SEC's crypto initiatives and traditional stock market structures.
- ▪The SEC was preparing to release a draft framework for tokenized stocks but has delayed the announcement.
- ▪The proposed innovation exemption would allow crypto firms to trade blockchain-based versions of publicly traded securities.
- ▪Traditional market operators are also advancing their own tokenized securities efforts, with some already receiving SEC approval.
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SEC delays onchain stock trading plan as Wall Street pushes back on crypto exemptions The delay comes after staff prepared a draft framework that could let crypto firms offer tokenized equities under lighter rules. Share Add us on Google by Estefano Gomez May. 22, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a plan to provide broad exemptions for US crypto firms seeking to trade…
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