SEC staff require tokenized stock venues to publish 30-day public notice
SEC staff guidance published on October 20 sets a 30-day public-notice requirement for venues seeking to operate under the agency’s conditional innovation exemption for tokenised stocks. Venues must publish an operating notice at least 30 calendar days before launch and keep it accurate as details change.
Key requirements for venues
- Operations and access standards must be production-ready at the time of disclosure.
- Any changes require timely updates to the public notice.
- Announcing an intention to trade tokenised shares does not authorize immediate operation.
Issuer protections
- When trading shares tokenised by a third party, an issuer objection period may apply.
- Venues may disclose the pending status, but cannot make those shares available until the objection period ends without an objection.
Legal status and scope
- The guidance consists of staff FAQs that interpret a conditional order.
- It is not a generally applicable rule with the force of law.
- The exemption is limited in scope.
Significance
US regulators are testing whether distributed-ledger market infrastructure can be introduced while maintaining public disclosure, investor rights, and accountability.
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