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House Financial Services Committee Names Tokenization Its Next Priority
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill named tokenization the panel's next legislative priority after stablecoins and market structure bills, framing asset tokenization as a systems change rather than a legal one, which opens a path toward accommodating RWA markets under existing regulatory frameworks rather than requiring new statutes. The committee is examining deposit tokenization in commercial banking as a mechanism for direct payments without intermediaries, with Hill drawing parallels to the efficiency gains from the T+5-to-T+1 settlement transition. Interoperability across systems and compliance coordination represent the primary obstacles to broader tokenized market adoption, per Hill, with technical implementation considered manageable relative to cross-system coordination challenges. A hearing held in late March helped lawmakers map the authorities the SEC and bank regulators need to facilitate RWA tokenization, though no imminent legislation is expected as the committee remains in an exploratory phase backed by continued bipartisan support for crypto.
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