Securitize (SECZ) officially launched “Securitize Stocks” on October 8, listing 12 tokenized shares of US-listed companies on the Solana blockchain, starting with large caps including Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla. Every token is backed one-to-one by a real share held within its licensed brokerage infrastructure, using a “Convertible Entitlement Token” structure under Article 8 of the UCC, so holders retain the applicable dividend, voting and corporate-action rights. Trades settle in USDC, with Jump Trading providing market-making, initially across extended US trading hours and with plans to expand toward 24/7.

Matthew Horne, head of digital asset strategists at Fidelity Investments, told the Longitude conference in Singapore that the momentum of “true institutions” toward onchain over the past 18 months has “no going back”, and that the labels traditional finance and decentralized finance will eventually lose relevance. RWA.xyz data shows demand for tokenized RWAs (excluding stablecoins) rose 41% over 30 days, with more than 493,000 holders and over $1.2 billion moved onchain, lifting total stablecoin and tokenized-asset capital past $323 billion.

Tron founder Justin Sun announced at Token2049 Singapore that the Tron network will launch tokenized stocks in the fourth quarter of 2026, including US Treasury assets, aiming to connect the Tron ecosystem with traditional markets. The goal is to record and transfer ownership via tokens while removing intermediaries, giving users worldwide easier access to high-quality financial assets.

RWA.xyz data shows tokenized US Treasuries reached about $15 billion in distributed value as of October 7, spanning 109 assets and 86,281 investors, with an annualized yield of roughly 3.67% over the past week. Meanwhile, distributed value of tokenized RWAs excluding stablecoins reached $38.88 billion as of October 8, up sharply from $25.36 billion a year earlier, as tokenized assets move from concept toward a measurable institutional allocation.

In the opening panel on day two of Token2049, Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng and Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz took the stage to discuss how tokenized assets enter institutional markets. Teng said Binance currently offers about 7,000 US stocks, of which roughly 1,000 are tokenized, and that more than 40% of trades occur during off-hours, because investors do not want to wait for the open. Johnson compared bookkeeping costs: the SEC required dual-record keeping for eight months, which cost $75,000 on legacy systems but just $167 on the Stellar blockchain.