Frontline Insights | Web3 Lawyer Deciphers the Latest Developments in U.S. Stock Tokenization!
Summary: On December 15, 2025, Nasdaq submitted a proposal to the SEC to extend U.S. stock trading hours to 23/5, sparking speculation about tokenization, though the filing did not mention it. More significantly, on December 11, the SEC issued a No-Action Letter (NAL) to DTCC, allowing its subsidiary DTC to conduct a pilot for tokenizing traditional securities under strict conditions. The NAL exempts DTC from certain procedural filing requirements but does not constitute a full regulatory endorsement. DTC's pilot involves creating tokenized representations of securities on a permissioned blockchain, allowing direct transfers between approved wallets while maintaining central oversight through its LedgerScan system. This move signals cautious regulatory openness to blockchain efficiency improvements in settlement and asset tracking, without altering the fundamental nature of securities. The development represents a step toward modernizing market infrastructure, with two parallel paths emerging: backend efficiency gains led by institutions like DTCC, and front-end user-facing innovations from brokers and trading platforms, all within evolving regulatory boundaries.
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