SEC Plans Regulatory Path for 24/7 Tokenized Stocks Trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to introduce a regulatory path for tokenized stocks, allowing qualified platforms to trade them 24/7, seven days a week.

This move follows SEC Chair Paul Atkins' support for using exemptive authority to bring more financial activity onto blockchain networks without removing tokenized stocks from federal securities oversight.

The proposed exemption aims to give selected firms temporary relief to test tokenized securities under defined conditions while the agency develops permanent rules.