LathamTECH in Focus: Will Tokenized Equity Transform Capital Markets?
On January 28, 2026, the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets issued a joint statement addressing “tokenized securities.”...more
On January 28, 2026, staff of the SEC Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets issued a joint statement on tokenized securities addressing different approaches they have observed to...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a joint statement on January 28, 2026 clarifying the application of federal securities laws to tokenized securities. This statement, published through the SEC’s...more
In the early days of 2026, you can’t open your internet browser, check the news or talk to a neighbor without hearing the word tokenization. To some, it’s the dawn of a new era, the convergence of new and efficient technology...more
On January 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets (collectively, the "Staff") issued a statement (the "Statement") providing...more
On January 28, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the SEC staff)...more
On January 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets issued a joint statement explaining how existing...more
On January 28, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets (collectively, the “Division Staff”) issued a joint statement outlining their views on the...more
SERC’ling Up is your resource for staying ahead in today’s fast-evolving financial landscape. This newsletter delivers perspectives on the latest enforcement trends, regulatory updates and high-stakes developments affecting...more
On January 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets jointly released a joint statement on tokenized securities (Staff Statement). The...more
The New York Stock Exchange just announced plans for a new tokenized securities platform, marking a significant shift towards 24/7 global markets. ...more
The new year has started with important developments in the digital asset landscape, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) take action towards integrating digital assets and...more
On January 19, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced the development of a new platform for trading tokenized securities. The new platform will, subject to necessary regulatory approvals, enable companies to issue...more
The new Administration has a clear mandate to provide a securities regulatory pathway for crypto, but it had been unclear whether the SEC would take the initiative in building a framework for crypto regulation, or whether...more
Our Jersey update highlights the key regulation and legislation implemented by the Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC"), and it's impact on Virtual Asset Service Providers ("VASPs"), tokenisation and digital asset...more
In early 2025, in partnership with Hogan Lovells, we published a landmark report on the digitalisation of UK capital markets. Embracing digitalisation, particularly through distributed ledger technology (DLT), is key to...more
Institutional clients prioritise scale, credibility and compliance in the digital assets sector. Distribution challenges and strict marketing restrictions remain as significant hurdles for businesses....more
On November 12, 2025, Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Chairman Paul S. Atkins spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia regarding the SEC's "Project Crypto" initiative, which aims to create a clear and...more
As the proliferation of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenized securities, becomes increasingly mainstream in global finance, the legal frameworks that govern property rights over such digital...more
In this episode of LathamTECH in Focus, Stephen Wink, Co-Chair of Latham’s Fintech and Digital Assets Industry Group, explains the changes tokenization can bring to the capital markets and the impacts ahead for equity...more
On September 5, 2025, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline D. Pham, issued a joint statement...more
The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets Report (the Report) emphasizes that a clearly defined taxonomy is essential for establishing a regulated digital asset market and identifying the appropriate federal...more
On 15 July 2025, the FCA published PS25/9 and PS25/10 outlining its final rules for the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime, which will supersede the existing UK Prospectus Regulation from 19 January 2026....more
On May 5, 2025, several House committees jointly released a discussion draft of a bill to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Notably, this proposed Act would clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the...more
There has rarely been a larger or more widely distributed financial market that existed in a more uncertain regulatory context than cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi) at the start of 2025. In the past several...more