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Coinbase Bullish on SEC Tokenized Stock Exemption, AMM-Only Condition Becomes Key Threshold

Original sourcekucoin.comAdditional: cryptocompass.com

Summary

A Goldman Sachs report notes that the SEC on September 17 granted certain tokenized securities venues (TSVs) a five-year conditional registration exemption, allowing tokenized stocks to trade in the U.S. for the first time, but only for venues using automated market maker (AMM) mechanisms; traditio…

Key points

  • Teams and investors evaluating tokenized stock product strategies can understand the exemption's technical thresholds and why AMM architecture becomes the primary compliance condition.
  • The exemption directly ties technical architecture (AMMs versus limit order books) to compliance conditions, meaning existing exchanges may not benefit directly, changing the starting line for competition in tokenized securities.
  • Exchanges and brokerages need to assess whether to adopt AMM architecture or adjust their tokenization models, and watch volume caps and equal-rights requirements for shareholders.

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