# Federal Reserve Governor Cook addresses tokenization and financial-system risks

> Governor Lisa Cook discussed tokenization’s potential benefits and its operational, liquidity, leverage, interconnectedness, and financial-stability risks.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2026-05-08-federal-reserve-cook-tokenization-financial-system-signal/
- Posture: Official signal · nonbinding
- Authorities: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Event date: 2026-05-08
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-07 (first published 2026-08-07)
- Advisor-relevant: no

This entry records an official signal, such as a speech or a statement. It does not change the law.

## What changed

Governor Lisa Cook discussed tokenization’s potential benefits and its operational, liquidity, leverage, interconnectedness, and financial-stability risks.

## Who it affects

- Banks, tokenization platforms, asset managers, investment advisers, and clients

## What is still open

- How tokenized markets will scale and what additional safeguards regulators may require

## What it means for an advisor

- Incorporate the identified risk channels into product, platform, custody, liquidity, and counterparty diligence.

## Sources

1. [Federal Reserve Governor Cook addresses tokenization and financial-system risks](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/cook20260508a.htm) · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 2026-05-08


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