BREAKING: SEC grants temporary relief to allow limited trading of tokenized U.S. equities on regulated onchain venues

The SEC's temporary exemption for limited trading of tokenized U.S. stocks on regulated onchain venues is a meaningful regulatory signal that could accelerate institutional experimentation with blockchain market infrastructure. Near term, it may boost confidence in compliant RWA and tokenization pipelines, increase activity across smart-contract settlement rails, and tighten the link between crypto liquidity and traditional equity market access, while leaving scope and duration uncertainty.