U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission makes a major statement: on-chain financial markets are underway, and DTC will directly handle tokenized securities.

【ChainNews】Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Paul Atkins recently posted a significant message on social media — the on-chain transformation of the U.S. financial markets has been finalized.

Atkins emphasized that the core strategy of regulators is to prioritize supporting innovation and actively embrace new technologies. To advance this process, the SEC has officially sent a letter to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTC), clearly supporting the development direction of on-chain markets.

What does this mean? When tokenized securities are traded on-chain, investors will gain three substantial benefits — greater predictability, enhanced transparency, and significantly improved trading efficiency. No longer just theoretical, DTC participants can now directly transfer tokenized securities into other participants’ registered wallets, with all transactions fully recorded and tracked by DTC officials.

This step may seem highly technical, but it actually marks the official migration of traditional financial infrastructure onto the blockchain. From clearing to settlement, from recording to traceability, the entire process is conducted on-chain, with obvious improvements in transparency and efficiency. For investors, this not only means lower risks but also faster settlement speeds. This shift could profoundly reshape the operation of the U.S. financial markets.