The US Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a December meeting on tokenising stocks—a move that would have been unthinkable when crypto firms spent more time in court than in conversation with regulators.
Tokenization converts ownership of assets—company shares, bonds, funds—into digital tokens on a blockchain instead of certificates or brokerage database entries. Proponents say this enables faster trades, lower costs, and fractional ownership that lets someone invest $50 in a private company rather than needing millions. The SEC's Investor Advisory Committee meets on 4 December to examine whether securities law can accommodate this without rewriting decades of regulation.
