{"id":53432,"date":"2025-10-17T13:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53432"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:16:41","slug":"nasdaqs-token-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53432","title":{"rendered":"Nasdaq’s Token Gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years, crypto sought validation from the financial establishment. Now, one of TradFi’s most iconic institutions is inching onto its turf. Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ<\/a>) has asked the SEC<\/a> for permission to list tokenized shares \u2013 digital replicas of ordinary equities recorded on a blockchain. Each token would be backed one-for-one by a traditional share, carrying the same rights to dividends and ownership. The difference lies in the wrapper: a programmable asset that, in theory, can trade around the clock, settle instantly and move across borders without the usual chain of intermediaries.<\/p>\n

Opinion is divided. Supporters hail it as the clearest sign yet that blockchain infrastructure is maturing. Critics see a glossy solution in search of a problem. America’s equity markets already clear trades in two days<\/a> and offer ample liquidity. Yet symbolism matters. For Nasdaq, which white-labels its trading tech and rents it to crypto platforms (while keeping its main exchange firmly traditional), the move marks a shift from arm’s-length experimentation to direct participation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It comes as the agency\u2019s new overseers soften their tone<\/a>. Gary Gensler, the SEC’s past chairman, was notoriously hostile toward crypto trading venues, but even he …<\/p>\n

Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years, crypto sought validation from the financial establishment. Now, one of TradFi’s most iconic institutions is inching onto its turf. Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has asked the SEC for permission to list tokenized shares \u2013 digital replicas of ordinary equities recorded on a blockchain. Each token would be backed one-for-one by a traditional share, carrying the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-53432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}