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TD Securities' Reid Noch sees the exchange's tokenized-equities plan as a “market structure” moment, a sign that Wall Street is taking tokenization seriously. TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing to the NYSE’s proposed tokenized equities alternative trading system (ATS) as a key development. The planned platform would enable 24-hour trading and near-instant settlement of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), subject to regulatory approval. Read more

Japan has prepared a comprehensive reset of crypto oversight, moving digital assets from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, with stricter exchange disclosures, insider-trading rules, bank-linked trading and a pending flat tax on gains. The post Japan Moves Crypto to Securities Law – Tighter Rules & Platform Crackdowns Coming appeared first on Cryptonews.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Yuga Labs, the company behind BAYC, ruling that its NFTs do not meet the legal threshold to be considered securities. The post Judge Dismisses Yuga Labs Lawsuit, Rules BAYC NFTs Aren’t Securities appeared first on Cryptonews.

Chinese brokerage GF Securities has teamed up with HashKey to roll out tokenized securities denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and offshore yuan. The post GF Securities, HashKey Debut Yield-Generating Tokenized Securities in Hong Kong appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hester Peirce, head of the SEC's crypto task force, said the context of a digital asset transfer could make it a securities transaction. What qualifies as a securities transaction depends more on the nature of the deal than the asset itself, according to US Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Peirce said the SEC needs to develop a framework outlining situations in which crypto transactions fall under the purview of securities laws. Examples of this might include offering cryptocurrency to investors as part of an initial public offering (IPO) or tokenizing a company’s stock. Peirce told the audience: Peirce said she expects more digital assets that do fall under the definition of securities to emerge, as assets like tokenized stocks and bonds come onchain. Read more