OKX and NYSE parent ICE joint venture files with SEC for tokenized US stock venue

The pairing is the story: a crypto-native exchange and the owner of the NYSE are pursuing tokenized US equities through a regulatory exemption rather than a full approval, which signals where the institutional on-ramp is actually being built. It matters most to venues and intermediaries that have waited on a compliant structure for on-chain equities, not just crypto-native tokens. The open questions are whether the innovation exemption becomes a repeatable path or a one-off, and whether tokenized equities trade as a distinct product or converge with existing market structure.