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SEC Proposes First Transfer Agent Overhaul in 40 Years, Citing Tokenization

What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.

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01 / What happened

What Decrypt reports

New Form TA-2 questions would make agents report how many share registers they keep on distributed ledgers.
02 / Why it matters

The immediate significance

The report bears on the path from tokenisation plans to usable financial infrastructure. The practical significance depends on legal status, live issuance and measurable activity rather than the announcement alone.

03 / Evidence gaps

What remains unknown

  1. The extract does not establish final legal status, live issuance or measurable user activity.
  2. No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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