Wall Street’s Recordkeepers Want a Veto Over Tokenized Stocks

Wall Street’s Recordkeepers Want a Veto Over Tokenized Stocks


1863 American Bank Note Company stock certificate image By Isaac • July 13, 2026 6:35 pm •

Wall Street’s transfer agents want the SEC to draw a hard line around two words: tokenized stock.

Their proposal would give public companies a powerful say over who gets to use that label, and who gets shut out.

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The legal concern behind the request is real.

A token can track the price of a public company while giving its owner no vote, no direct dividend claim and no place on the company’s official shareholder ledger.

In a July 1 letter, the Securities Transfer Association asked the SEC to reserve tokenization relief for securities issued or authorized by the underlying company and recorded through its approved ownership system.

The trade group represents more than 100 transfer agents

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