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Stobox took part in the SEC-hosted event "Tokenization: Pioneering the Future of Regulated On-Chain Finance."

Stobox joins SEC leaders, BlackRock, and Coinbase to shape the future of compliant, on-chain asset tokenization.

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Jun 4, 2025 • 8 min read

Washington, D.C. — Stobox, a licensed industry leader in asset tokenization and compliant digital finance infrastructure, was honored to participate in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s roundtable, “Tokenization: Moving Assets On-Chain – Where TradFi Meets DeFi.” The prestigious event convened financial powerhouses, blockchain innovators, and key regulators to define the future of capital markets through the lens of regulated tokenized assets.

Held in the heart of U.S. regulatory activity, the event brought together representatives from BlackRock, Fidelity, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Polygon Labs, DTCC, Coinbase, and regulatory agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, and U.S. Treasury. Representing Stobox was Ross Shemeliak, Co-Founder and COO, whose voice helped elevate the growing importance of tokenization infrastructure, regulatory harmonization, and on-chain finance for traditional and decentralized systems.

“It was a privilege to contribute to such a powerful room, from BlackRock and Fidelity to U.S. regulators and blockchain pioneers. This is where the future of global finance is being shaped, and we’re proud that Stobox is helping build it.”

— Ross Shemeliak, Co-Founder & COO, Stobox

It was a big pleassure to join an event by #SEC about tokenization. Insightful speech from Paul Atkins (Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) and other important players. Had a chance to network with 100+ market professionals who joined an event. New clients… pic.twitter.com/3HBRENwYYY
— Ross Shemeliak (@RossShemeliak) May 13, 2025

Tokenization Is Becoming Core Market Infrastructure

Gone are the days when tokenization was treated as a speculative side experiment. The consensus from the roundtable was resounding: tokenization is becoming the new foundation of capital markets.

This shift isn’t just about adopting blockchain technology — it’s about re-engineering the entire lifecycle of financial assets to be faster, more secure, transparent, and programmable by default. Below are eight critical themes that emerged, all pointing to the dawn of regulated on-chain finance:

1. Native Tokenization: A New Legal and Financial Paradigm

The most profound insight from the roundtable was that the future of tokenization lies in native issuance, not replication.

In other words, real-world assets — like equity shares, bonds, commodities, or fund units — should not be tokenized after their creation through manual duplication. Instead, they should be born digital, issued directly on-chain, and legally recognized as such from the outset.

This approach turns the blockchain into the primary registry of ownership, fully integrated with regulatory frameworks and legal structures. It removes the confusion and risk of maintaining dual systems (on-chain and off-chain) and ensures legal enforceability, transactional clarity, and administrative efficiency.

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Stobox is actively preparing for this shift, building dedicated infrastructure on public blockchains to support native token issuance. Our goal is to enable a unified, on-chain source of truth for compliance, ownership, and investor rights.

2. From T+1 to T+0: Instant Settlement and Real-Time Markets

Traditional capital markets operate on T+1 or T+2 settlement cycles, where trades may take days to finalize due to intermediaries, custodians, and clearing processes. This lag introduces counterparty risk, capital inefficiency, and opportunity loss.

With tokenized assets, settlement can happen in real time — T+0 — thanks to smart contracts and blockchain’s instant finality. Assets and funds are exchanged atomically, eliminating clearing delays and reducing reliance on third parties.

This shift to real-time finance isn't just a technical improvement — it's a seismic change in market structure. It opens the door to:

Continuous trading across time zones
On-demand capital access for issuers
Faster collateral rotation for funds
And significantly reduced settlement risk

Stobox supports this architecture through non-custodial issuance and integrated on-chain settlement tools, enabling clients to operate with the speed and precision of next-gen finance.

3. Global Interoperability and Standardization: The Tokenization Multiverse Must Speak One Language

As tokenization gains traction worldwide, the lack of standardized practices presents a major bottleneck. Without common token standards, regulatory definitions, and system interoperability, the global token economy risks becoming fragmented and inaccessible.

At the roundtable, participants stressed the urgency of building shared frameworks that allow:

Cross-border compliance (e.g., FATF Travel Rule integration)
API-level infrastructure interoperability
Token portability across blockchains and jurisdictions
Consistent KYC/AML onboarding

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Stobox has anticipated this need by developing an interoperable and modular architecture, powered by the STV3 Protocol — a smart standard designed for regulated digital securities. It supports compliance layers, legal enforceability, transfer restrictions, and modular integrations with wallets, exchanges, and regulators.

This commitment to global interoperability makes Stobox a trusted partner for institutions entering the token economy.

4. The Rise of the Tokenization Agent: A New Institutional Role

Tokenization is not just a technical process — it’s a complex legal and regulatory undertaking. As a result, a new role is emerging in the market: the iserely a software provider or a legal consultant. A Tokenization Agent serves as a strategic partner throughout the entire lifecycle of digital securities:

Designing the token structure
Managing legal documentation and jurisdictional compliance
Handling investor onboarding (KYC/AML)
Issuing smart contracts
Facilitating secondary trading
Ensuring reporting and governance

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Stobox has established itself as a leading Tokenization Agent, having successfully led over 100 projects across asset classes — from mining and real estate to fintech and energy. The company’s full-stack approach combines legal acumen with technical automation, ensuring that clients can go to market with confidence, compliance, and scale.

5. Tokenized Assets as Collateral: Unlocking a New Lending Frontier

Traditionally, securing credit against private assets required slow, manual processes involving appraisals, legal contracts, and registry filings. Tokenization eliminates these inefficiencies by making assets instantly verifiable, transferable, and divisible on-chain.

This enables a new era of token-based lending, where real-world assets like tokenized real estate, commodities, or equity shares can serve as compliant, real-time collateral in digital credit markets.

Tokenized collateral also supports features like:

Automated margin calls
Instant liquidation thresholds
Cross-chain verification
Global access to capital

This transformation is particularly powerful in underbanked or high-growth markets, where tokenized collateral can drive financial inclusion and capital mobility.

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Stobox is actively developing frameworks that support these lending scenarios, connecting tokenized assets to both DeFi and TradFi credit networks.

6. Data-Rich and Programmable Securities: The Power of Smart Compliance

Tokenized securities are not static files. They are living instruments — programmable, upgradable, and full of data. With tokenization, financial products become autonomous agents, capable of enforcing their own compliance, governance, and operational rules.

Imagine a share that knows:

Who is the owner?
What rights do they have?
Whether a transfer is allowed under jurisdictional rules?
When should dividends be paid?
How are voting rights calculated?

This isn’t a future vision — it’s already reality at Stobox. Our tokenized assets are built to be programmable and data-rich by design. By embedding logic directly into each token via smart contracts, we enable the full asset lifecycle — from issuance and regulatory onboarding to governance and secondary trading — to be automated, transparent, and compliant with regulatory requirements.

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Through Stobox 4 and the STV3 Protocol, we’ve engineered a new class of digital assets: Programmable Tokenized Assets. These tokens contain built-in rules and metadata that define ownership rights, automate dividend distributions, enforce transfer restrictions, track cap tables, and support voting mechanisms — all executed on-chain with no need for manual intervention.

Inspired by decentralized data infrastructure like Chainlink, we are also integrating real-time off-chain data into token operations through oracles, enabling features such as proof-of-reserve, market-based pricing, and event-triggered compliance.

7. DeFi Secondary Markets for Security Tokens: A New Liquidity Frontier

Historically, private assets have suffered from illiquidity. But with tokenization and compliant DeFi infrastructure, secondary markets for security tokens are emerging, allowing for peer-to-peer trading, liquidity pools, and decentralized exchanges — all with built-in regulatory safeguards.

Stobox is actively working on infrastructure that will:

Enable 24/7 security token trading
Integrate whitelisting and compliance checks on-chain
Support investor-to-investor transfers under legal frameworks

This blend of institutional-grade compliance with DeFi market dynamics is set to transform private capital markets, unlocking liquidity for assets that were previously difficult to trade.

8. Custody Remains with the Client: The Sovereignty Principle

One of the most important philosophical and technical takeaways from the roundtable was that custody must remain a client choice. Unlike legacy finance, where assets are often held by intermediaries, tokenized finance must support sovereign asset ownership.

Stobox supports multiple custody models:

Non-custodial self-sovereign wallets for advanced users and Web3-native investors
Hybrid custody solutions for institutional clients requiring regulated third-party infrastructure
Enterprise vaults and access controls to satisfy compliance without losing flexibility

By giving clients the power to choose how their assets are stored and managed, Stobox reinforces security, transparency, and autonomy, aligning with the highest standards of both regulation and innovation.

Stobox: Building the Future of Compliant Tokenization

Stobox is a licensed and regulated tokenization provider with over 7 years of expertise in compliant blockchain infrastructure. The firm offers a comprehensive ecosystem for issuing, managing, and trading Real World Asset (RWA) tokens. Its platforms serve SMEs, financial institutions, and governments seeking to embrace the future of regulated digital assets.

Key Stats:

$500+ million in tokenized assets
100+ tokenization projects
7+ years in RWA tokenization
Global presence in finance, mining, real estate, and energy

With a pioneering AI-powered tokenization framework, STV3 Protocol, and enterprise-grade tools like Stobox 4 and the DS Dashboard, Stobox is accelerating the adoption of tokenized assets worldwide.

From Washington to the World

Stobox’s presence at the SEC’s event on tokenization reflects its growing influence in shaping the future of regulated on-chain finance. As governments, financial institutions, and innovators come together to define the standards of tokenized capital markets, Stobox is positioned at the forefront, offering scalable, compliant, and future-ready solutions for the next generation of investment.