SEC delays onchain stock trading plan as Wall Street pushes back on crypto exemptions

Galaxy reportedly explored restructuring the merger through Canada after concerns grew over possible SEC opposition.

The SEC’s expected regulatory framework would have provided clarity for companies looking to tokenize traditional assets like stocks.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce references a staff statement on tokenization to distinguish between issuer-sponsored tokenized stocks and synthetic crypto instruments offering stock exposure.

The Zcash upgrade roadmap includes three advances targeting a 300% speed boost as ZEC gained 73% in a month. The Zcash Foundation outlined a three-pronged technical roadmap building toward NU7, its ninth planned network upgrade. The SEC also closed its…

Muted volatility, political shifts, and Wall Street dominance are driving increasingly jaded retail traders out of crypto.

Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand.

Blockchain.com has processed over $1 trillion in crypto transactions since its founding in 2011 — and now the company wants Wall Street to take notice. The crypto exchange and wallet platform quietly filed confidential documents with US regulators for an initial public offering, joining a growing list of digital asset firms pushing toward public markets. […]

The SEC’s innovation exemption for tokenized stocks will be narrow and limited, not a broad approval for all tokenized securities. It targets true on‑chain equity tokens with shareholder rights, not synthetic or wrapped stock products. Hester Peirce warns that the rules will be incremental rather than a sweeping overhaul of U.S. equity markets. The U.S. […] The post SEC Clarifies Rules for Tokenized NMS Stocks in Major Shift appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.