SEC Approves On-Chain Trading of Tokenized US Stocks: Which Platform Tokens Stand to Gain?
The SEC's 5-year "Innovation Exemption" policy introduced in September 2026 allows compliant, 1:1 physically backed U.S. equities to trade 24/7 on public blockchains and AMMs. This move breaks down barriers between traditional U.S. stocks and crypto assets, directly benefiting native exchanges like Coinbase, DEXs like Uniswap, RWA custody protocols, and public blockchain infrastructure such as Solana and Avalanche. However, investors must still beware of regulatory risks, including listed company veto rights, liquidity fragmentation in permissioned pools, and the expiration of the 5-year sandbox.