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By Jean-Luc Maracon
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What the 5-Year Exemption Actually Covers. The exemption is designed to give tokenized securities firms room to breathe.
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Firms Face Real Operational Pressure. For the firms actually trying to operate in this space, the exemption is welcome news — but it's…
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Broader Push to Modernize Securities Markets. The tokenized securities move fits into something bigger the SEC has been building toward.
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The SEC just made a pretty big move. The agency approved tokenized securities trading and is now openly exploring what round-the-clock markets might look like — a direct nod to…
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The announcement came out of a roundtable held at the SEC's Washington headquarters. No quiet press release, no buried footnote.
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The exemption is designed to give tokenized securities firms room to breathe. Traditional securities rules weren't written with 24-hour digital asset markets in mind — and the…
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Paul Atkins, speaking at the roundtable, said tokenization could genuinely change how securities work.
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It's a compelling pitch. Whether it holds up in practice is another question entirely.
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Commissioner Hester Peirce was more measured. She pushed back — not on the concept, but on the execution.
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Peirce didn't shoot the idea down. But she made clear the risks are real and the infrastructure has to be there before this scales.
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See also: SEC Grants Temporary Exemption to Tokenized Securities Venues, Invites Public Comment
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Wider spreads during non-traditional hours are probably the most immediate concern. When liquidity thins out and human traders aren't watching, spreads tend to blow out.
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The agency said it's already working on preparations to support the transition. Atkins noted the SEC is actively undertaking steps to facilitate the shift — though specific…
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Unclear what the full timeline looks like beyond the five-year exemption window.
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The tokenized securities move fits into something bigger the SEC has been building toward. Digital assets aren't a fringe experiment anymore — they're a functioning part of…
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