EU Regulator Warns Tokenized Stocks May Cause Investor Misunderstanding

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned on Monday that blockchain-based “tokenized stocks” risk causing investor misunderstanding because they generally do not confer shareholder rights despite tracking a company’s share price. ESMA executive director Natasha Cazenave told a Dubrovnik conference that several fintech firms offer products that give exposure to listed equities or derivatives […]