Regulation & Legal Unverified First seen 2026-09-30 11:00 UTC

SEC transfer-agent rule modernization urged to avoid blockchain-era paperwork crisis

CoinDesk published an opinion piece by Fairmint's Joris Delanoue arguing that the SEC is modernizing transfer-agent rules and warning that fragmented ownership data could create a blockchain-era paperwork crisis.

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What the sources claim

The SEC is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules, according to the post's title.

“The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules”
CoinDesk
Joris Delanoue argues that splitting ownership data across a token wrapper, an SPV, a broker's internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database sets the stage for a Paperwork Crisis for the blockchain age.

“If ownership data is split across a token wrapper, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), a broker’s internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database, we are setting the stage for a Paperwork Crisis for the blockchain age”
CoinDesk

Sources

CoinDesk newswire 2026-09-30 11:00 UTC
The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules. Wall Street must not repeat the ‘paperwork crisis’

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