The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted an October 19, 2026 comment letter urging the SEC to adopt affirmative issuer consent, establish a central objection system, and extend the 30-day objection window to 90 days

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

Moving stocks, bonds, and other securities onto blockchains as tokenized assets, and the debates over investor protection, trading hours, and settlement.