Robinhood Files With SEC Plan to Legalize Tokenized Assets Across the US
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Robinhood has filed a 42-page proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking a federal framework to enable the legal issuance and trading of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) across the United States. The company’s plan outlines a structural approach aimed at integrating tokenized markets within the existing financial system. Robinhood Plan to Legalize Tokenized Assets According to Forbes, Robinhood’s proposal seeks to modernize U.S. securities regulation by establishing token-asset equivalence. This would mean that a digital token representing an asset, such as a government bond or equity, would be treated the same as the asset itself. Robinhood argues that this model would eliminate the need for duplicate regulatory systems and would allow broker-dealers to trade and custody tokenized assets under existing securities laws. The company aims to streamline trading operations by reducing ambiguity around digital asset classification. The proposal also requests the creation of a unified national framework to replace the current state-by-state compliance requirements for securities trading. Robinhood believes that consistent federal regulation could help align digital asset practices with traditional market structures and encourage broader institutional participation. Real World Asset Exchange Platform The proposal will include Robinhood’s launch of a new trading platform called the Real World Asset Exchange (RRE). On this platform users will be able to store and use tokenized assets such as funds, bonds, commodities and real estate. Offchain matching engines would be used for speeding, while onchain settlement systems would be used for transparency. In integrating Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) protocols the RRE will meet global compliance requirements, according to Robinhood. Through technology partners Jumio and Chainalysis, these tools will be provided. As per a summary by Franklin Elevator, the platform will operate on the dual chain architecture which is derived from the Solana and Base blockchains.…
Filed under: News - @ May 20, 2025 10:23 pm