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SEC Chair Paul Atkins: SEC taking 'historic steps' to move financial markets onto blockchain

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Summary

SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated publicly that the SEC is taking 'historic steps' through a multi-year plan to migrate financial market infrastructure, including trading, clearing, and settlement, to blockchain networks, and has already coordinated with the Treasury and CFTC to establish a regulatory f…

Key points

  • Track the official stance and implementation timeline of the top U.S. securities regulator on blockchain infrastructure
  • The SEC explicitly states for the first time its intention to move traditional securities markets onto blockchain, creating a legal pathway for tokenized assets
  • Financial institutions and blockchain developers can plan compliant tokenized stock and bond products accordingly, but must wait for formal rules to be finalized

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