Americas ETF News for the Past 90 Days
you are currently viewing:Dawning of a New Era in Securities Trading: SEC Greenlights DTC's Securities Tokenization Pilot ProgramJanuary 6, 2026-On December 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”) issued no-action relief1(the "DTC Letter") to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") permitting for three years the operation of a pilot version (the "Pilot Program") of DTC's securities tokenization program (the "DTCC2 Tokenization Services"). This development marks an early step toward fulfilling SEC Chair Paul Atkins's vision of a new era in which tokenization becomes the foundation of financial infrastructure whereby any security that can be tokenized ultimately will be tokenized.3 DTC Pilot Program General The DTC Letter states that DTC can provide DTC participants and their customers the ability to elect to have their security entitlements recorded using distributed ledger technology ("Tokenized Entitlements") as opposed to solely through a centralized book-entry ledger (the "Book-Entry Ledger"). In order to hold securities entitlements in tokenized form, a DTC participant4 ("Participant") must register one or more digital wallets (each, a "Registered Wallet") with DTC. DTC will then perform screening to ensure compliance with applicable laws, including anti-money laundering laws. Source: Seward & Kissel |
Amplify ETFs Launches the Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) and the Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ)
December 23, 2025-Both ETFs are first movers in respective stablecoin and tokenization categories
Amplify ETFs, an award winning crypto ETF provider, and leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, announces the launch of the first-of-their-kind Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) and Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ).
Changes to Index Tracked by Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ)
December 22, 2025-Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc., today announced methodology changes to the index that Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: SGDJ) tracks. Junior gold miners, as measured by the Solactive Junior Gold Miners Custom Factors Index, returned more than 171% as of December 19, 2025.
