U.S. SEC Plans New Policy To Enable Crypto Firms To Offer Tokenized Stocks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning a new policy that will allow tokenized stocks trading in the country. This comes as crypto firms such as Coinbase and Binance move to offer tokenized stocks.

SEC Planning To Allow Tokenized Stocks Trading In The Coming Weeks

According to a Reuters report, the Commission is readying a new policy that would allow crypto firms to offer tokenized stocks, citing analysts and lawyers. This will enable traders to trade stocks of U.S. companies such as SpaceX, Google, and Nvidia 24/7, with the transactions settled instantly.

This follows initial reports that the SEC was pausing plans to allow tokenized equities over regulatory concerns. The regulator had raised concerns about investor protection and custody requirements, which prompted the decision to halt plans for the innovation exemption.

However, crypto industry insiders now expect SEC Chair Paul Atkins to soon unveil the innovation exemption. This would enable crypto firms to experiment with new business models without having to comply with all of the SEC’s disclosure and innovation-protection rules.

This comes as firms move to offer tokenized stocks, with this offering already available to non-U.S. users. As CoinGape reported, Coinbase plans to launch 1:1-backed tokenized stocks soon, which could coincide with the Commission’s unveiling of the innovation exemption rules.

The Fastest Growing Category Since 2024

Crypto analytics platform CoinGecko revealed that tokenized stocks are crypto’s fastest-growing coin category since 2024. The platform noted that from January 31, 2024, to May 31, 2026, tokenized stocks surged from 14 to 478 coins, representing a 3,314% increase.

Tokenized stocks are crypto’s fastest-growing coin category since 2024.

Here’s what 29 months of listing data on CoinGecko shows 🧵 pic.twitter.com/2sAoBiLT7w

— CoinGecko (@coingecko) June 17, 2026

Furthermore, RWA ranks as the second-fastest-growing category, with the number of coins increasing from 64 to 1,282, representing a 1,903% increase over the same period. Meanwhile, it is worth noting that Wall Street giants are also embracing tokenization amid the SEC’s plans to unveil the innovation exemption rules.

As CoinGape reported, Citigroup is planning to launch tokenized shares of private companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. It plans to launch this offering initially for foreign investors with plans to offer it to U.S. clients at some point.

At the same time, the NYSE is building its tokenization platform to offer 24/7 stock trading. These tokenized stocks will be similar to their traditional counterparts and will offer users the same benefits, with trade settlement instant rather than waiting for traditional trading hours.