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Hester Peirce<\/a>, head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Crypto Task Force, said that putting securities on a blockchain “does not have magical abilities to transform the nature of the underlying asset.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a<\/span> July 9 statement<\/a><\/strong>, Peirce emphasized that tokenized shares, notes, or entitlements “are still securities,” requiring issuers, intermediaries, and traders to adhere to existing federal law when creating, selling, or transferring them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legal obligations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Peirce's bulletin notes that tokenization can occur in two ways: an issuer can mint blockchain versions of its own shares, or a custodian can wrap third-party securities and issue receipts.<\/span><\/p>\n

She warned that the second model introduces counterparty risk because the token holder depends on the custodian's solvency and control of the underlying shares.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Peirce urged distributors to consult the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance's “staff statement” on disclosure duties and to meet with agency staff early if they seek bespoke exemptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also flagged that the rules might classify specific token formats as “receipts for a security” or, if they lack beneficial ownership rights, as “security-based swaps” barred from off-exchange retail trading.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peirce wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The same legal requirements apply to on- and off-chain versions of these instruments.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Growing on-chain stock activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Peirce's remarks arrive as tokenized equity volumes accelerate. Solana<\/a>-based stock tokens issued under Backed Finance's xStocks framework<\/span> reached a combined market value of $48.53 million as of July 4<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dashboard snapshots from data provider RWA.xyz show that the total surpassed the $50 million mark on July 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, xStocks is now moving to other venues. BNB<\/a> Chain<\/span> announced<\/a><\/strong> that it will list Apple<\/a>, Tesla<\/a>, and other equity tokens as BEP-20 assets in partnership with Kraken and Backed, providing users with 24-hour access and DeFi composability.<\/span><\/p>\n

Market participants largely welcomed the clarity. Backed Finance co-founder Adam Levi said in a statement that the company “designed xStocks to mirror traditional equity custody so regulatory treatment remains straightforward.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kraken<\/a> added that DeFi integrations on BNB Chain will let users post tokenized stocks as collateral without altering their securities status.<\/span><\/p>\n

Separately, Bitget<\/a> integrated xStocks into its on-chain platform on July 9, enabling customers to trade the same tokens from their spot accounts without the need for separate wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peirce closed by signaling openness to modernization, saying the Commission “stands ready to work with market participants to craft appropriate exemptions and modernize rules” where technology exposes gaps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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