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Yellow. Tokenization rules taking shape; Cybercab deadline Friday.

On Oct 28, NHTSA posted: Move Over reminder. Source: X
On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that DTCC launches tokenization service. Source: X News
On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that 33 companies block tokenized shares on new venue. Source: X News
On Oct 27, NHTSA posted: nighttime speeding reminder. Source: X
On Oct 27, SEC posted: Innovation Exemption website. Source: X
On Oct 26, X News reported, unverified, that the CFTC is advancing voluntary crypto registration. Source: X News
On Oct 26, NHTSA announced plans to modernize its tire rules. Source: X
On Oct 26, NHTSA announced a proposal to modernize lighting for automated vehicles. Source: X
On Oct 24, X News reported, unverified, that calls to nationalize SpaceX drew backlash. Source: X News
On Oct 23, NHTSA posted about a visit to a 911 dispatch center. Source: X
On Oct 23, The SEC posted its FY2027 exam priorities. Source: X
On Oct 22, The SEC posted about a fireside chat on responsible retailization. Source: X

On Oct 16, SECGov said: “We want to be credible, visible, & vigorous. But we also want to be aligned with the larger priorities. We want to make sure that what we're doing is not squashing innovation.” Source
On Oct 13, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said: “Today's approval order, however, reflects a new spirit of harmonization, innovation, and investor choice, removing unnecessary obstacles to the lawful introduction of novel financial instruments within our markets.” Source
On Oct 9, FCC Chair Carr told CNBC about added wireless competition: “really good news” Source
On Oct 10, Musk posted on X, which is relevant to Texas grid gating: “Electricity production is the best metric for the true strength of any large-scale economy imo” Source

On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that 33 large US companies, including Alphabet, Microsoft and JPMorgan, filed objections within the SEC innovation exemption's 30-day window, keeping tokenized versions of their shares off a planned OKX and ICE venue while still allowing tokenization elsewhere.
On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that DTCC launched its Tokenization Service on Oct 28, letting participants move between regular and 1:1 tokenized versions of eligible large-cap stocks, ETFs and Treasuries. NHTSA posted only safety reminders; the Cybercab special order answers are still due Oct 30. The DOJ's Nvidia review is on Huang's row.
The SPCX lock-up schedule is: the Oct 9 tranche (done), then about 328.4M shares on Oct 24 (first trade on Monday, Oct 26), then about 1.3B shares (28%) two trading days after Q3 results (date unannounced; Nov 3 or Nov 17 estimates unconfirmed), then the remainder on Dec 8.

Overview quick notes

On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that 33 large US companies, including Alphabet, Microsoft and JPMorgan, filed objections within the SEC innovation exemption's 30-day window, keeping tokenized versions of their shares off a planned OKX and ICE venue while still allowing tokenization elsewhere.
On Oct 28, X News reported, unverified, that DTCC launched its Tokenization Service on Oct 28, letting participants move between regular and 1:1 tokenized versions of eligible large-cap stocks, ETFs and Treasuries. NHTSA posted only safety reminders; the Cybercab special order answers are still due Oct 30. The DOJ's Nvidia review is on Huang's row.

Tokenization is moving into mainstream market plumbing, which supports the crypto bets; Alphabet opting out has no direct cost to the stock.

Next up: NHTSA's Cybercab Special Order on Oct 30, DP26010 around Jan 21 and any merger filing.

On Oct 7, a16z reported that the ERCOT large-load queue grew from 63 GW (end-2024) to 474 GW by June (about 90% data centers), and that Texas froze new data-center permits while ERCOT paused approvals for loads of 75 MW or more (including 17 that cleared every other step) pending an audit report due in December.
On Oct 8, new PUCT large-load rules took effect, with a flat $100K study fee and a $50K/MW deposit.
On Oct 19, an update to the governor was flagged as the next decision point.

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