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The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance released an official statement regarding "Tokenized Securities."
Contrary to expectations for an "innovation exemption" promoted by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, the statement reaffirmed the "full application of existing securities laws."
Of particular importance is the SEC's issuing a no-action letter to DTCs (central securities depositories) authorizing a "tokenization pilot program."
This is essentially a declaration of "RWA (real-world asset) centralization." The SEC's order is that "while blockchain technology itself is permitted, the management structure must use the existing Wall Street model (via DTCs or custodians)."
This makes clear that the SEC will not accept regulatory exemptions based on "DeFi" or "DAOs," and it appears that the request of Citadel and SIFMA (Securities Industry Association), previously reported by Decrypt ("same risk, same regulation"), has been accepted.
With this rule in place, the market will enter into a brutal "selection."
Who will benefit from this? TradFi Giants (BlackRock, JP Morgan, NYSE): They already have compliance systems and the right to connect to DTC. This means they can proudly and exclusively sell "SEC-compliant tokenized funds."
Infrastructure (DTC, Securitize): In particular, DTC's pilot status for tokenization means that "even on the blockchain, DTC ultimately controls the ledger."
Lawyers & Auditors: Audit firms and law firms will see a surge in demand as compliance costs skyrocket.
Meanwhile, those at a disadvantage will be:
Permissionless RWA Protocols: DeFi projects that have been fractionalizing real estate and bonds without KYC will be deemed "illegal" under these guidelines.
Startups: Small issuers that cannot afford the enormous "DTC connection costs" and "custody costs" will be excluded from the market.
Expected action as a result is "crackdown" by the SEC:
Now that the rules are set, the SEC may begin a flurry of lawsuits against existing non-compliant RWA projects (especially those offering yields) for registration violations.
Attention will be focused on the SEC's future actions and how it will coexist with the CFTC.

Joe Takayama | Backpack
@TakayamaJoe
01-29
今、海外(特にアジア)で注目を集め始めている議論。
Hyperliquidが好きな人たちは否定しているけど、TradFiの巨人たちがSECにもDeFiについて釘を刺し始めた今、このリスクは現実的なものとなりつつある。
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