SEC delays tokenized stocks exemption amid concerns

2026년 05월 22일

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its planned innovation exemption for tokenized stocks. Commissioner Hester Peirce clarified that the rule would cover only digital versions of actual equities and not synthetic tokens.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce posted on X on Thursday and Friday to address the upcoming rule. She said the proposal is limited in scope and would facilitate trading only of digital representations of the same underlying equity security that an investor could purchase in the secondary market today, not synthetics.

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Discussions on X focus on the SEC narrowing the tokenized stocks exemption to only digital versions of actual equities, excluding synthetics, with reactions noting delays amid Wall Street concerns. Sentiments include cautious optimism for compliant RWAs, short-term market disappointment, and skepticism toward aggressive tokenization plans.

PEIRCE NARROWS THE LANE

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce expects the agency's innovation exemption for tokenized stocks to apply narrowly: only onchain equity products, not wrapped or mirrored securities.

That cuts out a lot of what tokenization shops have been pitching for the…

— SpendNode (@spendnode) 2026년 5월 22일

JUST IN: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tempered expectations around the agency’s proposed “innovation exemption” for tokenized stocks, signaling regulators are still cautious about bringing equities fully onchain. pic.twitter.com/EKgqj3TW9Y

— EyeWhales (@EyeWhales) 2026년 5월 22일

Bloomberg reported the SEC was preparing an innovation exemption for tokenized US stocks
Market instantly priced it as a massive bullish catalyst for RWA + DeFi.

Institution start buying and staking hyperliquid:native ,
Some who unstaked ended up staking again 👀

Then, reports… pic.twitter.com/tVvn77C04k

— vm 🌹🍵 (@roschamomile) 2026년 5월 23일

The SEC 🇺🇸 delayed its plan to allow tokenized versions of U.S. stocks on regulated exchanges.

For many, it might seem like a simple legal formality. For the crypto market, it was a financial earthquake .

🔸Bitcoin -2.14% → $33.8B wiped out
🔸Ethereum -3.40% → $8.5B wiped… https://t.co/wa0DvYvKj7

— Thiago Ehr 🐂 (@ThiagoEhr) 2026년 5월 23일

SEC's tokenized stocks plan stalls under Wall Street pressure

The SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stocks did not drop this week despite earlier reports on May 18 that it was imminent. Commissioner Hester Peirce (@HesterPeirce) went on X to cool expectations, saying the… pic.twitter.com/fhsEAIza6o

— BSCN (@BSCNews) 2026년 5월 22일

소스

• https://decrypt.co/368855/sec-delays-tokenized-stocks-innovation-exemption-amid-concerns-bloomberg
• https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/05/22/sec-commissioner-peirce-counters-views-that-crypto-rule-will-foster-synthetic-tokens
• https://cointelegraph.com/news/secs-peirce-tempers-expectations-over-innovation-exemption-for-tokenized-stocks