ESMA Warns of Liquidity Fragmentation and Compliance Risks in Tokenized Stocks
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reported that the market for tokenized stocks has grown to $2.2 billion but warned of liquidity fragmentation caused by multiple versions of the same asset. ESMA also noted that many products lack full on-chain atomic settlement and cautioned that prediction market platforms may face regulatory risks if their event contracts are classified as financial instruments.
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