Summary
The CFTC updated its FAQ guidance, stating that regulated institutions may invest customer funds in tokenized forms of assets, provided token holders enjoy the same or functionally equivalent rights as with traditional assets and the assets are properly safeguarded. The CFTC also said it does not o…
Key points
- Compliance and technology executives can see whether tokenized assets can be included in customer fund investments and what controls on-chain bookkeeping needs in practice.
- By bringing tokenized assets and on-chain records into the existing compliance framework, the CFTC effectively opens a practical channel for on-chain transformation of traditional derivatives markets.
- Futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can evaluate investing customer funds in tokenized assets and switching to on-chain records, but must first establish record-retention mechanisms for public chain outages.
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