Wall Street Transfer Agents Lobby SEC, Warning That Third-Party Tokens Pose Risks to Market Integrity

Wall Street Transfer Agents Lobby SEC, Warning That Third-Party Tokens Pose Risks to Market Integrity

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As the competition to tokenize capital markets heats up, the debate over how stocks should move onto blockchain rails is making its way to U.S. regulators.

The Securities Transfer Association (STA), a trade group representing transfer agents and its members, which include major Wall Street institutions, is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to give preferential treatment to issuer-sponsored tokenized securities compared to tokens issued by intermediary firms as it develops rules for bringing traditional securities onto blockchain rails.

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