SEC adds tokenised securities to 2027 examination priorities
The US securities regulator has named tokenisation of securities among emerging trends and high-risk areas it will examine in fiscal 2027, while crypto stays off the list as a standalone priority.
Key points
- The SEC's fiscal 2027 priorities, released on Friday, list tokenisation alongside extended trading hours and quantum computing as emerging trends to examine.
- Tokenization is also flagged as a high-risk area at clearing agencies, next to default management and securities lending.
- Crypto assets are absent as a standalone examination priority for a second year, after a dedicated section in the fiscal 2025 list.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has added tokenised securities to its fiscal 2027 examination priorities, Cointelegraph reports.
In the report, released on Friday, the SEC said examinations under Regulation SCI would focus on emerging trends including tokenisation of securities.
The SEC last gave crypto assets a dedicated section in its fiscal 2025 priorities.
The priorities arrive as traditional financial institutions push further into tokenised securities.
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