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Tokenization and SEC oversight: Six essential updates for RIAs in 2026

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Tanner Kreger | Ocorian

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Tokenized securities are still securities, and the compliance expectations for RIAs are evolving rapidly.

Tokenization has moved from a theoretical innovation to a functional component of US financial markets.

In the year ahead, RIAs face a regulatory environment in which tokenized securities are no longer experimental, but increasingly integrated into US financial markets, subject to supervision, and regulated under existing federal securities laws.

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