OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo called companies' objections to tokenized stock trading a “very natural response,” saying many firms would wait and see before participating. Sixteen companies have objected to having tokenized versions of their shares traded on the planned OKX-ICE venue, with seven newly disclosed objectors including Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald’s and Western Digital. The SEC's five-year “Innovation Exemption” allows limited trading tests with caps on the number of stocks and volume, while letting issuers decide whether to participate. Securitize and Vertalo executives said issuers need answers on pricing, investor protections, custody and shareholder rights, and that today's objections could later turn into acceptance as the infrastructure develops.
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