Morning Edition · Friday, July 17, 2026Published at 1:28 AM EDT · New York
Injective Files to Become an SEC Transfer Agent, Aiming to Put Securities Ownership Records On-Chain
The filing would let a blockchain maintain legally recognized shareholder records directly, bypassing the third-party registrars that most tokenization projects still rely on.
Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on finance, filed to register as a transfer agent with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a role that involves maintaining the official record of who owns a security. The fili…
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