Twelve more companies, including Nvidia, Costco and Nike, objected to trading their shares on OKXICE TSV in an Oct. 30 notice, the largest batch so far. The total has climbed from nine on Oct. 15 to 50, spanning tech, finance, retail, health care and energy. Under the SEC's innovation exemption, a company that objects in writing within 30 days bars the venue from making its stock available for trading, and the objection applies only to that venue. OKXICE TSV, a 50-50 joint venture between Intercontinental Exchange and OKX's U.S. holding company, plans to let approved users trade tokenized U.S. stocks around the clock. No objecting company has explained its decision, but a Nasdaq spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that Nasdaq doesn't want its stock on a venue that doesn't show the best prices in real time or report trades to the consolidated tape, and Crypto in America reported that Nasdaq may be encouraging companies to opt out behind the scenes.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 204.81 |
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