🚨NEW: The
@SECGov says three firms have notified the agency of their intent to operate tokenized securities venues, or TSVs, under its new innovation exemption.
📌TSV LLC is owned by Ali Abrar and Ryan Trinkle, co-founders of Obsidian Systems. Trinkle also sits on the
@CantonFdn board. TSV plans to operate on
@CantonNetwork.
📌OKXICE is a joint venture between
@okx and
@ICE_Markets. It plans to operate on X Layer, OKX’s Ethereum Layer 2.
📌Kephas Corp. is
@Perpetuals_com’s U.S. subsidiary, led by founder
@PGruhnPDC, the former head of FTX Europe. Its venue plans to run on Kronos X Public, a public, permissionless Layer 2, using permissioned trading pools.
The SEC says inclusion on the list doesn’t mean a firm has met the exemption’s conditions.