The stock market faces yet another dangerous crossroads. It’s no surprise that tech plays a big part in it.

In September, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an "innovation exemption" that allowed qualifying platforms -- including Robinhood -- to trade tokenized stocks in the U.S. for up to five years without registering as a stock exchange.

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Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading as the stock market braces for raft of earnings this week including big tech names that could stoke or allay AI debt fears. The Federal Reserve will also announce its latest interest-rate decision.

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