Subject: File No. S7-05-22
From: Mason Welp
Affiliation: Self

February 18, 2022

I agree with this proposed rule and think it would provide a more advanced free and fair market and reduce fraud, manipulation and deception in dark pool abuse. I think the SEC should pass S7-05-22 for the guarantee that the United States of America continues to provide the world with the premiere market above all others. I fear that without this new settlement time many foreign and domestic investors will take their business elsewhere to more secure (blockchain based) exchanges with technology that reflects modern capability of instant settlement.