• 02 Set 2026 · 14:55 UTC · body · New information from a source

  • The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed updates to the rules and forms governing registered transfer agents, according to an SEC press release.
  • The agency said transfer agents remain central to the national clearance and settlement system but now perform a more diverse set of functions than when the rules were last written.
  • The proposal targets requirements largely unchanged since the 1980s, according to Cointelegraph, and addresses blockchain-based recordkeeping, tokenized securities and increasingly automated market infrastructure.
  • Decrypt reported the plan marks the first overhaul of transfer agent rules in 40 years and cited tokenization as a driver, noting that new Form TA-2 questions would require agents to disclose how many share registers they maintain on distributed ledgers.
  • The Defiant reported the proposal would update electronic recordkeeping requirements and add risk-management and compliance obligations for transfer agents that use blockchain systems.
  • The Block described the effort as an attempt to bring rules dating to the 1970s in line with blockchain and tokenization technology.
  • LIVE Updating as it happens · newest first 14:55 UTC The SEC proposed updating transfer agent rules largely unchanged since the 1980s to accommodate blockchain technology, tokenized securities, and modern market infrastructure.
  • The proposal includes new Form TA-2 questions requiring agents to report share registers kept on distributed ledgers.

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