Blockchain.com to offer NYSE’s tokenized securities

Blockchain.com, crypto exchange and the NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a distribution plan that will provide Blockchain.com’s user base access to tokenized U.S. exchange-listed equities and ETFs on the NYSE’s previously announced digital ATS, subject to any required regulatory approvals.

As per the announcement, the collaboration seeks to broaden the NYSE’s access to crypto-native investors through Blockchain.com’s global customer base.

Citi Institute forecased a $5.5 trillion base case for tokenized assets by 2030.

Tokenized stocks may offer fractional ownership, around-the-clock trading decoupled from when markets are open, investment access to investors anywhere around the globe, and faster, more transparent onchain settlement.

“Tokenized stocks are one of the most impactful advancements in the modern financial landscape, and a key catalyst for greater economic freedom,” said Peter Smith, Executive Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blockchain.com. “People shouldn’t be limited in owning stocks based on where they happen to live or the brokerage and information they may or may not have access to. Connecting to the NYSE digital ATS will enable us to extend the opportunity to invest in these digital assets to tens of millions of Blockchain.com users around the world.”

“The future of capital markets belongs to institutions that unite the trust of traditional finance with the innovation and accessibility of digital assets,” said Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group. “Blockchain.com’s international footprint and digital asset expertise make it a natural complement to our tokenized securities platform upon launch.”

Additionally, the MOU includes bidirectional market data distribution across the companies’ respective platforms. NYSE’s affiliated business, ICE Data Services, plans to distribute Blockchain.com’s crypto market data and analytics to its subscribing clients, providing traditional investors with more intelligence about digital asset investment opportunities. Blockchain.com plans to incorporate certain ICE and NYSE exchange data feeds into its app, equipping more than 44 million confirmed accounts with access to real-time stock information.

Today major traditional financial exchanges and prominent digital asset platforms including 5 major crypto-native platforms (Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, Gemini, and Bybit)—are actively offering or building infrastructure for tokenized securities, backed by a recent 2026 SEC Innovation Exemption framework.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued an order creating a regulatory pathway for certain trading venues to issue tokenized representations of publicly traded U.S. stocks, effective immediately.

The so-called Innovation Exemption provides certain trading platforms and liquidity providers with the regulatory relief needed to facilitate tokenized stock trading, provided they meet certain conditions. Two of the requirements have emerged as key points of contention in the investment community: Holders of stock tokens must retain the same rights they would have with traditional equity holdings, and companies must be able to object to having their securities represented as tokens.

The long-awaited move by the securities regulator comes after the Clarity Act, crypto’s most consequential push for regulatory certainty, failed to advance in the Senate.