{"id":93700,"date":"2026-01-29T11:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93700"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:40:15","slug":"sec-equates-tokenized-assets-with-traditional-securities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/sec-equates-tokenized-assets-with-traditional-securities\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Equates Tokenized Assets with Traditional Securities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-tokenised-assets\">Tokenized<\/a> securities are fully subject to federal laws governing traditional instruments, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/corp-fin-statement-tokenized-securities-012826\">clarification<\/a> by the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span> on the regulation of this asset form.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cA tokenized security is a financial instrument listed in the definition of \u2018security\u2019 under federal laws, represented or issued as a crypto asset, where the record of ownership is maintained fully or partially on one or more blockchains,\u201d the agency explained.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The issuance format (off-chain or on-chain) does not negate obligations for registration, disclosure, and other requirements, the document emphasizes.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC identified two main categories:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Issuer tokenized securities.<\/strong> Blockchain is directly integrated into the register of owners. Network transfers legally secure the transfer of rights\u2014this is the only difference from traditional accounting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third-party tokenized securities.<\/strong> The underlying asset is held by a custodian, and the token represents a claim. Such instruments are subject to existing securities laws.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Also mentioned are \u201crelated securities\u201d\u2014synthetic products like structured notes and equity securities.<\/p>\n<p>This classification may also apply to security-based swaps, such as derivatives providing synthetic exposure to an underlying asset. Typically, they are regulated by stricter requirements for counterparty access to transactions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Status of Native Assets<\/h2>\n<p>However, the SEC did not address the main question: whether crypto assets themselves or <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a> programs are considered securities.<\/p>\n<p>A prominent example of this unresolved issue is the situation with Ethereum. In 2024, it was revealed that in March 2023, the Commission began investigating Ethereum 2.0, considering the coin as a security.<\/p>\n<p>This move contradicted <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/gary-gensler-cryptocurrencies-are-securities-the-law-leaves-no-room-for-alternative-readings\">statements<\/a> by the then-head of the regulator, Gary Gensler. He repeatedly avoided giving a direct answer on the classification of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sec-concludes-investigation-into-ethereums-status\">closed the case<\/a> without charges or explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in August, Commission Chairman Paul Atkins <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sec-chair-suggests-limited-tokens-as-securities\">suggested<\/a> that some tokens could be recognized as securities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokenized securities are fully subject to federal laws governing traditional instruments, the SEC stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Tokenized securities are subject to federal laws, the SEC stated.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1282,36,128],"class_list":["post-93700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-asset-tokenization","tag-regulation","tag-sec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"152","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Tokenized securities are subject to federal laws, the SEC stated.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93702,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93700\/revisions\/93702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}