SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a framework allowing firms to use DLT with tokenised securities

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Hester Peirce, commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposed a conditional exemption framework that would allow firms to use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to issue, trade, and settle tokenised securities under SEC supervision.

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May 8, 2025

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The SEC’s Crypto Task Force, informed by a February request for comment,[2] is considering a potential exemptive order that would allow firms to use DLT to issue, trade, and settle securities.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Hester Peirce proposed a regulatory exemption framework for crypto-related securities trading during her May 8, 2025 keynote in Washington D.C.

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Week 19 of 2025