SEC Roundtable to Explore Tokenization as Bridge Between TradFi and DeFi

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will host a roundtable on May 12 titled "Tokenization—Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet." The event signals growing institutional recognition of blockchain’s potential to reshape capital markets.

Commissioner Hester Peirce, leading the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, framed tokenization as a transformative force. "This technology could substantially change many aspects of our financial markets," she stated. The discussion will feature experts from Nasdaq, Fidelity, and BlackRock—a lineup underscoring traditional finance’s increasing engagement with decentralized systems.

Market participants anticipate the roundtable may clarify regulatory pathways for asset tokenization. The SEC’s approach could determine whether blockchain becomes a connective layer between legacy systems and decentralized protocols, or remains constrained by compliance barriers.