Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC), a financial technology company that combines regulated trading infrastructure with artificial intelligence, has announced its intention to offer tokenized U.S. equities through its platform. The move would be made under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's five-year Innovation Exemption framework for onchain trading of National Market System stocks. The company has published a notice of its intent to rely on the temporary exemption for Tokenized Securities Venues, according to Perpetuals.com (NASDAQ: PDC).
The planned offering builds on Perpetuals' existing European tokenization platform and a recent agreement to tokenize more than $300 million in physical commodities. If implemented, the initiative would provide traders with access to 24/7 trading, near-instant settlement, and fractional ownership while retaining dividend and voting rights. This represents a significant expansion of the company's tokenization activities into the U.S. market, following the founding team's development of regulatory-approved tokenized stocks in 2021.
For readers and investors, the announcement signals a potential shift in how U.S. equities could be traded, offering greater accessibility and flexibility. Tokenized securities could lower barriers to entry for retail investors through fractional ownership, while 24/7 trading and near-instant settlement could enhance market liquidity and efficiency. However, the initiative remains subject to the SEC's Innovation Exemption, which is designed to foster innovation while ensuring regulatory oversight. The outcome could influence how other fintech firms approach tokenization of traditional assets.
Perpetuals.com, through its flagship consumer product UpsideOnly, aims to make markets more transparent and accessible. The company's technology is used by the EU-licensed Perpetual Markets Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), PM MTF Ltd, which operates under full MiFID II, MiCA, DORA, and EMIR compliance. Perpetuals' patent-pending BayesShield AI analyzes billions of data points to identify strong trading signals, and UpsideOnly is designed to let eligible users share in trading profits without risking their own money.
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