Crypto.com has launched tokenized stock derivatives tied to 1,500 U.S. equities and ETFs, giving eligible users access to the products from $1 with trading available around the clock.

According to Crypto.com’s official announcement on Wednesday, the Tokenized Stocks offering is available through its app to eligible users in the European Economic Area and other approved jurisdictions, with products tracking companies including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple.

The initial selection also covers exchange-traded funds such as SPDR Gold Shares and iShares Silver Trust, which provide exposure to gold and silver, respectively. Crypto.com said the products support fractional positions, fast settlement, and 24/7 trading outside the normal hours of U.S. stock exchanges.

Unlike buying shares through a traditional broker, however, Crypto.com users are not purchasing the underlying stocks. The Tokenized Stocks are derivative financial instruments designed to follow the price performance of the corresponding equities or ETFs.

As a result, holders do not receive legal or beneficial ownership of the securities or the shareholder rights attached to them. Eligible users may instead receive dividend-equivalent adjustments under the terms of the products.

Crypto.com tokenized stocks provide synthetic U.S. equity exposure

The structure means a Tokenized Stock referencing Apple is designed to move with the underlying Apple share price without turning the buyer into an Apple shareholder.

Crypto.com said the underlying assets supporting its Tokenized Stocks are held in custody with Alpaca, a U.S.-regulated self-clearing broker-dealer. According to the exchange, Alpaca provides infrastructure supporting more than 90% of the tokenized U.S. stock and ETF market.

The products are issued by Foris Capital CY Limited, the entity behind Crypto.com’s regulated investment services in Europe. Crypto.com acquired the Cyprus-based firm in May 2025, securing a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive license that allowed it to expand its regulated financial product offering across the European Economic Area.

Alongside 24-hour access, the exchange is offering zero-commission Tokenized Stocks trading to eligible users for a limited introductory period. Crypto.com cautioned that other foreign-exchange charges or spreads can still apply.

Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, described the product as another part of the company’s multi-asset strategy, saying users would receive “instant access to U.S. equity and ETF exposure.”

“Money never sleeps. Market access shouldn’t either,” Marszalek said.

The launch takes Crypto.com further outside its core cryptocurrency trading business as crypto platforms compete for users who want stocks, commodities and digital assets through the same trading interface.

Tokenized stock platforms are using different ownership models

Crypto.com’s derivative structure is one of several models now being used to offer stock exposure through crypto platforms.

Some products provide synthetic exposure to the price of a security, while other structures tokenize securities backed by actual shares and can preserve ownership rights attached to the underlying asset. The distinction determines whether a holder owns a security or simply holds an instrument designed to follow its price.

In June, Binance launched its bStocks product with tokenized versions of Nvidia, Tesla, Circle, Micron and SanDisk. The exchange said those assets are backed 1:1 by underlying U.S. securities and can be converted into direct stock positions without conversion fees.

Robinhood followed with another structure in July when it launched the public mainnet of its Ethereum Layer 2 network alongside tokenized stock trading. As crypto.news previously reported, eligible Robinhood Wallet users across more than 120 countries were given access to tokenized equities through supported decentralized exchanges.

Backpack also entered the market in July with 24/7 trading for tokenized U.S. stocks across more than 150 countries. Its tokenized stock offering was launched with direct ownership of selected equities and instant settlement, including exposure to companies such as SpaceX, Micron, and SanDisk.

The different structures have made ownership rights an important part of the tokenized equity market. Derivative products can follow the economic performance of a stock without transferring shareholder status, while tokenized securities can be structured to carry claims and rights associated with the underlying shares.

Tokenized equities draw more crypto platforms

Demand for onchain equity products has increased as exchanges, wallets, and tokenization companies add U.S. securities for investors outside the United States.

RWA.xyz data cited in the supplied report put the tokenized stock market at about $2.49 billion, representing an increase of roughly 600% over the previous year. Citi has estimated that tokenized securities could become a $5.5 trillion market by 2030, including about $2.6 trillion in tokenized equities.

Crypto trading firms have also started expanding how tokenized stocks can be used after purchase rather than limiting them to simple price exposure.

In July, Kraken allowed eligible users to use 10 xStocks assets as collateral for futures and margin trading on Kraken Pro. The collateral expansion lets traders support leveraged cryptocurrency positions with selected tokenized stocks and ETFs without first selling those holdings.

Bitget Wallet had already integrated more than 130 xStocks products in May, adding U.S. equities and ETFs to the same self-custodial interface used for crypto storage, swaps and trading. Other platforms, including Bybit, have also introduced forms of tokenized equity exposure for users outside the United States.

The market has consequently developed beyond one standard product design, with platforms using derivatives, fully backed tokens, custodial structures and blockchain-based securities to provide different forms of stock exposure.

Traditional market operators test tokenized securities

Established U.S. securities infrastructure providers are developing their own systems as crypto platforms add tokenized stocks.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has been working on a regulated tokenization service covering securities held in Depository Trust Company custody. In May, crypto.news reported that more than 50 traditional finance and crypto firms had joined a DTCC industry working group, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Circle, Robinhood, Ondo Finance, Nasdaq and NYSE Group.

DTCC said potential assets for its tokenization work include Russell 1000 stocks, major index ETFs and U.S. Treasury securities. The Depository Trust Company received a no-action letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2025 allowing it to provide a defined tokenization service to participants and their clients for three years.

The infrastructure provider subsequently selected the Stellar public blockchain as part of its multi-chain strategy for tokenized securities. Under the plan announced in May, DTC custody assets eligible for tokenization include Russell 1000 components, major index ETFs, U.S. Treasuries and certain corporate and other bonds, with deployment on Stellar targeted for the first half of 2027.

NYSE has separately filed a proposed rule change with the SEC that would allow eligible tokenized securities to trade alongside traditional shares on the same exchange order book. Under the proposal, eligible tokenized assets would retain the same ticker, CUSIP, rights and privileges as their conventional counterparts, while clearing and settlement would continue through DTC.