SEC Cracks Open the Door for Wall Street Stocks to Trade Onchain

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What happened

The SEC just gave a limited slice of the U.S. stock market permission to do something that sounds more like crypto than Wall Street: trade tokenized stocks through onchain automated market makers and liquidity pools.

Under an exemption approved Sept.

Key facts

  • Under an exemption approved Sept.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:15:38 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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