Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs object to OKXICE tokenised stock listing
Seven more issuers have told the OKX-ICE venture they do not want tokenised versions of their shares traded on its planned venue, taking the disclosed total to 16 under the SEC's framework.
Why it matters: Issuer objections test whether the SEC's exemption can support tokenised equity trading when companies can opt out of having their shares listed onchain.
Key points
- Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald's and Western Digital joined the objectors in a notice dated 19 Oct.
- The disclosed tally rose to 16 companies from nine in the previous week's notice.
- OKXICE announced its plans on 5 Oct under the SEC's five-year "Innovation Exemption", with 47 of the original 62 companies still without a disclosed objection.
CoinDesk reports that the additions appear in the joint venture's updated public notice dated 19 Oct, alongside Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald's and Western Digital.
The new objections bring the disclosed total to 16 issuers, up from nine in the previous week's notice. The document does not give the companies' reasons or say when they objected. Earlier objectors include Broadcom, Verizon, UnitedHealth, CoreWeave, AppLovin, Applied Digital, Rocket Lab and Applied Optoelectronics.
OKXICE's original notice named 63 tickers covering 62 companies, with Alphabet listed through both share classes.
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