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SEC proposal would let blockchain serve as official securities ledger
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Fusion42 · 11 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The U.S. SEC has proposed a rule change to recognise blockchain ledgers as official securities ownership records, potentially eliminating the need for separate on-chain and traditional shareholder registries while maintaining compliance controls. The proposal is open for public comment until early November and aims to modernise transfer agent rules to reflect tokenised securities.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 11 Sep 2026.
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Securities founders handling tokenisation now face a direct path to simplifying ownership records by integrating blockchain as the official ledger. You must prepare to adapt your compliance and transfer processes to align with SEC’s new framework or risk being left behind.
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2 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 11 Sep 2026
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