We Want This Country to Win Tokenization: SEC's Selway
THE SO WHAT
The SEC greenlighting trading of digital versions of securities while crypto legislation stalls is a clear signal: tokenization of real assets is moving ahead even as pure-crypto policy lags. If you’re in capital markets infra, you now have regulatory cover to explore token rails for traditional products.
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