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CFTC Official Warns Regulatory Frameworks are Falling Behind Digital Markets

September 5, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2026 — A senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission official warned during remarks at George Washington University that international regulatory frameworks are struggling to keep pace with increasingly interconnected, programmable and autonomous financial markets, pointing to gaps in supervisory cooperation, financial-stability oversight, global standard-setting governance and market safeguards.

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Coinbase Secures Abu Dhabi Approval for International Tokenized Securities Hub

August 11, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

ABU DHABI, August 11, 2026 — Coinbase has received Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, providing the regulatory foundation for its international tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi.

SEC draft strategic plan outlining digital asset regulatory objectives

SEC Draft Strategic Plan Sets Goal of Regulatory Framework for Digital Assets

June 2, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2026–2030 that outlines the agency’s regulatory and operational priorities, including a commitment to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies.

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OKX, BlackRock, Standard Chartered Launch Tokenized Treasury Collateral Framework

April 28, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

DUBAI, April 28, 2026 — OKX said Tuesday it launched a joint framework with BlackRock and Standard Chartered that allows eligible OKX VIP and institutional clients to use BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized short-term U.S. Treasury fund as collateral for trading while assets are held in off-exchange custody.

SEC’s Peirce Says Staff Exploring Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Securities

April 30, 2026March 14, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2026 — Hester M. Peirce said March 12 that staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are working on an innovation exemption intended to facilitate limited trading of certain tokenized securities.

Nasdaq Partners With Kraken Parent Payward on Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

March 9, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

NEW YORK, March 9, 2026 — Nasdaq will collaborate with Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to develop infrastructure supporting the tokenization of securities, the exchange operator said Monday, according to Reuters.

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Consider Recommendations on Tokenized Equity Securities

March 5, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that its Investor Advisory Committee will meet March 12 to consider and vote on recommendations regarding the tokenization of equity securities, according to an announcement issued by the agency.

Treasury Clearing and Tokenization Framework

SEC Commissioner Uyeda Addresses Treasury Clearing Implementation

February 10, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

On February 9, 2026, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda delivered remarks at the Asset Management Derivatives Forum in Austin, Texas, discussing implementation of the Commission’s Treasury Clearing Rule and broader market structure developments.

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State Street Joins Crypto Market With Digital Asset Product Rollout

January 22, 2026January 15, 2026 by Alexander Covtun

State Street is expanding its presence in digital assets, becoming the latest major Wall Street firm to deepen its involvement in crypto-related infrastructure, according to Bloomberg.