SEC Approves NYSE Rule For The Listing And Trading Of Digital Asset Securities
On April 15, 2026, the SEC issued an order (Release No. 34-105260) approving a significant rule change by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to adopt listing standards and trading protocols for “Digital Asset Securities.” This approval follows the landmark Nasdaq rule change I analyzed HERE and represents the completion of a unified regulatory bridge between traditional exchange architecture and distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The approval should be read in conjunction with the SEC’s January 28, 2026, joint staff statement on tokenized securities, which provided the technical taxonomy for issuer-sponsored versus third-party sponsored models. My blog on the joint statement can be read HERE.
The NYSE’s new framework provides a clear roadmap for issuers to leverage blockchain for cap table management, secondary trading, and settlement efficiency. Importantly, this approval must be read in context with the SEC’s recent no-action relief provided to the Depository Trust Company (DTC) regarding its securities tokenization services, which I discussed Read More »
