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SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing

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SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing

The SEC’s new framework for trading tokenized stocks is encountering resistance from some of the companies whose shares could trade, with Broadcom (AVGO), Verizon (VZ) and UnitedHealth (UNH) among the latest issuers to object.

Eight newly disclosed objections appeared in an October 15 public notice from OKXICE, the joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) preparing to offer tokenized stock trading.

Alongside Broadcom, Verizon and UnitedHealth, the notice names AppLovin (APP), Applied Digital (APLD), Rocket Lab (RKLB), CoreWeave (CRWV) and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).

It lists nine objecting issuers in total, including AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems (CBRS), which formally opted out of being listed earlier. The update did not disclose why the companies objected or when they submitted their notices.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has separately said it would opt out of having its own shares tokenized under the framework, according to an FAQ on its website.

A Nasdaq spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that the company does not want its shares trading on a venue that does not display best prices in real time or report to the consolidated tape, which aggregates stock-market trading data. Nasdaq is not among the nine issuers named in OKXICE’s notice.

OKXICE announced on October 5 that it had notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of plans to launch the venue, initially targeting shares of 63 U.S.-listed companies. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the venture’s co-chair, announced the move on X.


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