Trump signs a significant executive order on digital assets, SEC plans to implement tokenized stock innovation exemptions this week

According to BBX data, yesterday the global digital asset compliance process welcomed a historic policy dividend, as the U.S. federal government and the top securities regulatory agency are jointly breaking down the payment and securities boundaries between the crypto ecosystem and traditional finance. The core dynamics are as follows:

• Trump signs digital asset executive order: U.S. President Trump officially signed an executive order on Tuesday local time, requiring U.S. financial regulatory agencies to review existing rules within the next three months, identify and dismantle regulations that hinder fintech companies from collaborating with federally regulated financial institutions. The order specifically requires the Federal Reserve to take measures to encourage innovation within six months, reassess the eligibility of non-bank financial companies to access Federal Reserve payment accounts and services, and appoint 12 regional Federal Reserve banks to study the feasibility of independent open payment accounts.

• SEC poised to release "innovation exemption" framework: According to Bloomberg Law, the "Project Crypto" plan led by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is expected to officially launch the tokenized stock "innovation exemption" framework as early as this week. This framework will allow crypto-native platforms to provide trading and clearing services for tokenized U.S. stocks to the market during the experimental period without undergoing full broker registration.

• Traditional exchange giants race to tokenize: Regulatory easing has already sparked competition for existing market share on Wall Street. Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ: $NDAQ) has officially received SEC approval to launch trading of DTC-compliant security token versions by March 2026; meanwhile, the NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: $ICE) has also submitted its independently developed 24/7 tokenized securities platform for final approval, which is currently pending.