The federal banking agencies of the United States have issued clarifications on the capital treatment of tokenization securities. The guidance states that eligible tokenized securities should receive the same capital treatment as traditional securities under existing capital rules.
On Thursday, March 5, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published joint guidance on securities tokenization.
The guidance is in the form of answers to frequently asked questions about the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) that are classified as securities in The U.S. — such as stocks, U.S. treasuries, or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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