Blockchain Transition Accelerates Traditional Finance Restructuring

As the traditional finance landscape undergoes restructuring, major stock exchanges are accelerating their transition to blockchain technology. This shift is driven by growing corporate interest in tokenization, which promises to simplify and automate processes such as dividend payments, shareholder voting, and settlements.

The SEC is responding to this trend with a willingness to collaborate and experiment. Commissioner Hester Peirce emphasized the importance of direct dialogue between regulators and issuers, stating that the agency wants to 'work with you to allow experimentation and determine if such products are needed by the market.'

Meanwhile, the growth of the RWA sector is rapidly accelerating, driven by investor demand for safe-haven assets. Exchanges are launching trading in digitized gold and silver, with major platforms such as OKX, Bybit, and Binance incorporating tokenized precious metals.