Highlights:The US SEC has released new guidance targeting different categories of tokenized securities. The two broad categories of tokenized securities were those issued directly by the original company and those created by third partiesOn January 28, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidelines on how securities laws apply to tokenized securities. AdvertisementThe SEC’s latest move aims to help companies and other market participants understand how tokenized securities are treated under current rules. These include securities issued directly by the original company and securities created by third parties that are not connected to the original company. Under synthetic tokenized securities, the third-party issues its own security that tracks the value or performance of another security.