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SEC may launch tokenized stock rules this week, enabling onchain equity trading.Ondo leads the $1.4B tokenized stock market as Wall Street expands blockchain plans.DTCC targets July 2026 tokenized trades as SEC pushes crypto market integration.According to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter, the SEC may release its proposed “innovation exemption” as early as this week. The framework would create a pathway for digital representations of securities to trade on blockchain-based platforms outside conventional stock exchanges.
The initiative aligns with the Trump administration’s broader push to ease restrictions around digital assets and encourage the development of crypto-native financial infrastructure in the United States.
Importantly, the digital assets may not grant the same rights associated with conventional shares, such as voting power or dividend eligibility. Instead, they would primarily function as instruments designed to track price exposure to listed equities.
The move represents a notable departure from the SEC’s historically cautious stance toward crypto-related securities products. It also reflects growing momentum behind tokenization, one of the fastest-expanding sectors within digital assets.
Ondo currently dominates the sector with $888 million in tokenized equity value, accounting for close to 60% of the market. Rival platform xStocks follows with roughly $394 million in value.
Wall Street institutions have already moved to establish positions in the market. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation recently announced plans to facilitate limited production trades of tokenized securities beginning in July 2026, with broader implementation expected later in the year.
Nasdaq has also disclosed plans to develop an equity token structure, while the New York Stock Exchange is working on systems designed for on-chain settlement and tokenized trading infrastructure.
The SEC’s proposed exemption could become a defining moment for the future of on-chain finance. If implemented, it would provide the clearest signal yet that U.S. regulators are willing to integrate blockchain-based trading systems into mainstream capital markets rather than keep them at the edges of finance.
