{"id":545205,"date":"2026-01-22T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/18b-asset-manager-f-m-seeks-sec-approval-to-tokenize-us-treasury-etf\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:53:19","slug":"18b-asset-manager-f-m-seeks-sec-approval-to-tokenize-us-treasury-etf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/18b-asset-manager-f-m-seeks-sec-approval-to-tokenize-us-treasury-etf\/","title":{"rendered":"$18B asset manager F\/m seeks SEC approval to tokenize US Treasury ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmU1MWQtZTU5YS03YzhjLThiMTctZDVjZWYyMjg4YjhiLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"$18B asset manager F\/m seeks SEC approval to tokenize US Treasury ETF\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>F\/m Investments seeks SEC relief to record ownership of its $6 billion Treasury ETF on a permissioned blockchain as tokenization spreads on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>F\/m Investments asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow it to tokenize shares of its flagship Treasury exchange-traded fund (ETF).<\/p>\n<p>The $18 billion asset manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/831114\/000139834426000957\/fp0097248-1_40app.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/831114\/000139834426000957\/fp0097248-1_40app.htm\">filed<\/a> Wednesday for exemptive relief to let the F\/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (TBIL) record ownership of its roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-TBIL\/analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-TBIL\/analysis\/\">$6 billion<\/a> in shares on a <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/learn\/articles\/permissioned-blockchain-vs-permissionless-blockchain-key-differences\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/learn\/articles\/permissioned-blockchain-vs-permissionless-blockchain-key-differences\">permissioned blockchain<\/a>, while remaining a standard 1940 Act <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/learn\/articles\/different-types-of-etfs\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/learn\/articles\/different-types-of-etfs\">exchange\u2011traded fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In its press release, F\/m <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260121050190\/en\/Fm-Investments-Files-First-of-Its-Kind-SEC-Application-for-Tokenized-ETF-Shares\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260121050190\/en\/Fm-Investments-Files-First-of-Its-Kind-SEC-Application-for-Tokenized-ETF-Shares\">describes<\/a> the filing as the \u201cfirst of its kind\u201d from an ETF issuer seeking US regulatory relief specifically for <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/tokenization-explained\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/tokenization-explained\">tokenized<\/a> shares of a registered investment company. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/18b-investment-firm-f-m-tokenize-shares-etf\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F\/m Investments seeks SEC relief to record ownership of its $6 billion Treasury ETF on a permissioned blockchain as tokenization spreads on Wall Street. F\/m Investments asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow it to tokenize shares of its flagship Treasury exchange-traded fund (ETF). 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