Category: News

SEC Opens Path to 24-Hour Tokenized Stock Trading

By Hassan Shittu Key highlights: The SEC released its “Innovation Exemption,” a 5-year regulatory pathway allowing tokenized stocks to trade on public blockchains 24/7 Nine conditions apply: U.S. incorporation, screened (non-anonymous) traders, auditable smart contracts on permissionless blockchains, 30-day issuer notification with opt-out rights, sanctions compliance, and trading halts mirroring the underlying stock The framework […]

Solana Gets Even Faster as Block Speed Jumps 17%

By Michael Adeleke Key highlights: Solana’s slot time has dropped from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds This pushed the network to four slots per second SOL’s transaction capacity stayed the same under the upgrade Solana’s network has gotten even faster. The blockchain’s target slot time dropped from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds on September 18, […]