Securities | Crypto

The reported acquisition talks come as South Korea is considering a 20% cap on major crypto exchange shareholders, which would force major platforms to restructure ownership. South Korean brokerage Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) is reviewing a potential stake in crypto exchange Coinone, according to Korean media reports and company comments, though no deal has been finalized. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Korea Herald reported that KIS started engaging with regulators and politicians as part of a broader process tied to a potential investment in Coinone. Coinone also said no specific transaction had been decided. The news comes as South Korea considers a proposal to cap major shareholders’ stakes in domestic crypto exchanges at 20%, a move that could force ownership changes across parts of the sector if enacted. Coinone Chairman Cha Myung-hoon reportedly controls about 53.44% of the exchange, meaning a stake sale could become one way to adapt if the proposed cap advances into law. Read more

Tokenized stocks could shift trading beyond US exchanges, raising the risk of price gaps and fragmented markets, according to TD Securities. Nasdaq’s push to bring tokenization into capital markets could lead to a dual-market structure in which traditional US exchanges operate alongside blockchain-based trading venues, according to TD Securities — a shift that could split trading activity and lead to price differences across platforms. In a recent note, Reid Noch, vice president of US equity market structure at TD Securities, pointed to plans by Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange to introduce tokenization into alternative trading systems (ATS), a type of venue that matches buyers and sellers outside traditional exchanges. While both exchanges are exploring tokenization, Noch said Nasdaq is pursuing three parallel initiatives: upgrading how trades are settled after execution, enabling companies to issue tokenized shares and supporting trading on offshore platforms such as Kraken. Read more

TD Securities' Reid Noch sees the exchange's tokenized-equities plan as a “market structure” moment, a sign that Wall Street is taking tokenization seriously. TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing to the NYSE’s proposed tokenized equities alternative trading system (ATS) as a key development. The planned platform would enable 24-hour trading and near-instant settlement of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), subject to regulatory approval. Read more

Japan has prepared a comprehensive reset of crypto oversight, moving digital assets from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, with stricter exchange disclosures, insider-trading rules, bank-linked trading and a pending flat tax on gains. The post Japan Moves Crypto to Securities Law – Tighter Rules & Platform Crackdowns Coming appeared first on Cryptonews.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Yuga Labs, the company behind BAYC, ruling that its NFTs do not meet the legal threshold to be considered securities. The post Judge Dismisses Yuga Labs Lawsuit, Rules BAYC NFTs Aren’t Securities appeared first on Cryptonews.

Chinese brokerage GF Securities has teamed up with HashKey to roll out tokenized securities denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and offshore yuan. The post GF Securities, HashKey Debut Yield-Generating Tokenized Securities in Hong Kong appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hester Peirce, head of the SEC's crypto task force, said the context of a digital asset transfer could make it a securities transaction. What qualifies as a securities transaction depends more on the nature of the deal than the asset itself, according to US Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Peirce said the SEC needs to develop a framework outlining situations in which crypto transactions fall under the purview of securities laws. Examples of this might include offering cryptocurrency to investors as part of an initial public offering (IPO) or tokenizing a company’s stock. Peirce told the audience: Peirce said she expects more digital assets that do fall under the definition of securities to emerge, as assets like tokenized stocks and bonds come onchain. Read more