👀 ICE just applied to the SEC to tokenize stocks. CEO Jeffrey Sprecher "As we move to 24/7, 365 trading… capital is gonna move on the internet" Tokenized stocks, on‑chain settlement, 24/7 mkts… echoes of pioneers who saw this years ago @tZERO@Alan_Konevsky 🤔
🔥 BIG: ICE has applied to the SEC to tokenize stocks, says CEO Jeffrey Sprecher.
“As we move to 24/7, 365 trading... the capital is gonna move on the internet.”
@beinGMEisslay@tZERO No impact. $OTKNP is compliant under Reg CF and trading on a regulated ATS, and tZERO has a SPBD. DAMCA would broaden the framework, but it’s not required for this. $BBBY
@tZERO can already tokenize, sell, trade and custody digital securities - and has been doing that for years. Our regulated integrated infrastructure stack is unaffected by this and continues its significance as the compliant end to end gateway to tokenized assets for a range of partners, including other financial firms. @SavinoVaness
We're all tZERO sugar junkies, and the pace feels different post‑conversion, but plenty has been going on since TZROP conversion:
✅ @Aptos integration
✅ Digital Assets Week: @tZERO in front of global allocators
✅ DAMCA passage with Alan breaking it down with @crowdfundinside
✅ @Jefferies Digital Assets Conference = institutional visibility
✅ New asset listed on ATS $OTKNP
✅ Halo updates highlighting product purpose
✅ Alan’s chat with @DiscoverVincent
✅ Likely a few other things I missed
🚀 The long-awaited @tZERO mobile app is just 6 weeks away - max! Been counting down & looking forward to this [legit tokenized markets 23.5 hrs a day on an app]. Could this launch mark everyday access to tokenized finance at scale? Let's get this one right, @Alan_Konevsky & team
The DAMCA marks a turning point - clearer crypto rules, attracting institutional capital & speeding mainstream adoption. It also sets the stage for digital finance, where tokenized assets & real‑time settlement reshape money & markets. Sentiment is bullish, momentum accelerating.
🏛️ The Senate Banking Committee just approved the CLARITY Act. Industry leaders say this is a big step forward: it makes digital assets easier to understand, safer to use, and more attractive for big institutions. What did the insiders say... https://t.co/3WIqEAcooj
@1inch: Recognition of DeFi’s unique structure will draw more capital.
@get_para: Banks now face comp. from fintechs & consumer platforms.
@boundless_xyz: Institutions need tools to balance transparency & privacy
@Mercuryo_io: Banks are resisting but digi settlement is inevitable
@treesandquiet@tZERO@JulieRosNYC This one took me back. Last time I checked/posted the numbers, tZERO was at 14k followers (8/21). It’s doubled since then, but as digital assets and tokenization accelerate, that number should be higher @JulieRosNYC
This man is about to change the dollar forever.
But almost nobody's watching...
He's moving a bill through Washington with a July 4th deadline.
And when it passes, America's entire financial system gets rewired: (1/8)
🔑 The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act draft shows alignment: ancillary assets, tokenized securities & BD infrastructure all codified into the lane @tZERO has been building. The time for tokenization is now. 🦆 Ducks is a row, 🪐 planets aligned $TZERO $TZROC
The Senate Banking Committee dropped a new draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act yesterday. Here's our read and why we continue to support the advancement of this bill:
- On the ancillary asset framework: While a team's managerial efforts continue, sales of ancillary assets by that team are deemed investment contracts, and thus securities transactions, even though the assets themselves remain digital commodities. This means the "transaction" is regulated as a securities transaction, while the "asset" retains its commodity character once decentralized. This is great for tZERO; it creates an explicit, statutory role for broker-dealers to facilitate those investment contract transactions. @tZERO is built for exactly this.
- On BD licensing: Our feedback remains the same. Broker-dealers should be able to operate a full-service spot crypto business without redundant federal or state licensing. The new draft makes progress on state preemption for network tokens, but federal preemption of state money transmission laws for BDs still needs to be explicit. Chairman Atkins' multi-asset platform vision requires it.
- On tokenized securities: Sec. 505 is a congressional directive for the SEC to modernize its rules to accommodate tokenized securities on distributed ledger systems. Combined with the disqualifying financial rights framework, which keeps tokens bearing equity, debt, liquidation, or profit-sharing rights firmly in the securities column, this draft makes clear that regulated BD infrastructure is the mandatory home for these assets. There is no compliant path around it. That is the lane tZERO has been building since day one.
- On @Lynq_Network , our partnership with @arca and @tassatgroup, and the Sec. 404 stablecoin compromise: Our broker-dealer-operated, interest-bearing settlement system remains a compliant path to offer client yield for a tokenized security that powers settlement.
- The remaining work: Permanent BD custody rules remain delegated to agency rulemaking. We would support the statute doing more of that heavy lifting to codify the SEC's December 2025 guidance.
The architecture of this draft reflects real progress, and the statutory hooks are there to build on. Nevertheless, while we advocate for this framework with some enhancements, tZERO's growth and roadmap are not premised on its passage; we have been ready, and we are ready now to be a critical infrastructure provider for market participants. The time for tokenization is now.
@Alan_Konevsky@SavinoVaness@cr00ster
Aptos is prime real estate for institutional tokenization infrastructure to build from.
@tZERO is integrating its regulated tokenization platform—giving issuers a new path to launch RWA tokens on Aptos’ high-performance rails.
👀 @tZERO expands its institutional grade tokenization infrastructure with @Aptos. Multi‑chain flexibility + regulated ATS = compliant gateway for RWAs. Aptos already hosts BlackRock & Franklin Templeton funds, is tZERO now positioned to connect that scale? Future is tokenized 👏
@tZERO x @Aptos
We've announced a collaboration to bring tZERO's institutional tokenization platform to the Aptos L1 – giving issuers high-performance blockchain deployment with compliance infrastructure built in.
"This integration reflects our continued focus on supporting issuers building tokenized assets with institutional-grade infrastructure. Leading protocols like Aptos are critical partners and consumers for our infrastructure as we offer compliant gateways for issuers and developers building on Aptos technology." – @Alan_Konevsky, CEO, tZERO.
🔗 https://t.co/q7qPkuPPVp
@tZERO x @Aptos
We've announced a collaboration to bring tZERO's institutional tokenization platform to the Aptos L1 – giving issuers high-performance blockchain deployment with compliance infrastructure built in.
"This integration reflects our continued focus on supporting issuers building tokenized assets with institutional-grade infrastructure. Leading protocols like Aptos are critical partners and consumers for our infrastructure as we offer compliant gateways for issuers and developers building on Aptos technology." – @Alan_Konevsky, CEO, tZERO.
🔗 https://t.co/q7qPkuPPVp
Clarity act passes and
tZERO’s 23 patent families and broker-dealer license become extremely valuable overnight.
The regulatory uncertainty that kept institutional money out of tokenized assets disappears.
The GameStop platform thesis is timed to land exactly when the legal framework clicks into place