Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 21, 2026Published at 1:29 AM EDT · New York

Brazil Sets 60-Day Deadline for Tokenized-Securities Rules as London Exchange Plans Around-the-Clock Trading

Regulators and incumbents are moving quickly to shift real equities onto programmable blockchains, with fast-growing layer-2 chains like Robinhood's already hosting the first venues.

The contest to move real securities onto public blockchains is advancing in two areas at once. Brazil's securities regulator set up a task force with a 60-day deadline to propose a tokenization framework, addressing ownership records, priva…