What is Tokenised Stocks?
Tokenised Stocks: a crypto term, explained in plain English.
Blockchain tokens that track a company’s share, its price or its ownership, and can trade around the clock like crypto.
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In simple words
Imagine a library card that stands for a real book on the shelf. You can hand the card to a friend at any time, day or night, and whoever holds it can claim the book.
A tokenised stock is that card for a company share: the token lives on a blockchain, and the real share is kept for you by a company that holds it.
The technical side
A tokenised stock is a token on a blockchain that tracks a listed company’s share, usually backed one to one by real shares held by a regulated custodian or broker. Some give legal ownership of the share; others give only exposure to its price. Token Terminal data cited by Crypto Briefing put the market at $4.63bn on 28 October 2026, up from under $1bn at the start of the year.
In October 2026 OKXICE, a joint venture of OKX and NYSE owner ICE, told the US SEC it planned a blockchain venue for US shares under the SEC’s innovation exemption. By a notice dated 30 October, 50 of the 63 companies it named, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Walmart, had objected. Follow the rules for it on our regulation feed.
Tokenised Stocks kya hai?
Tokenised stock kisi company ke share ka blockchain wala roop hai: token raat-din, weekend par bhi trade ho sakta hai, jabki asli share kisi custodian ke paas rehta hai. Har token aapko maalik nahi banata, kuch sirf keemat ko follow karte hain.
Not investment advice. Crypto tokens can lose all their value. Read the risk disclaimer.
Related terms
- BlockchainCryptoA shared record of transactions, copied across many computers, where each new block of entries is linked to the one before it.
- StablecoinCryptoA crypto token designed to keep a steady price, usually one US dollar, by holding cash and bonds or other assets behind it.
- Crypto ETFCryptoA fund traded on a stock exchange that tracks a cryptocurrency’s price, so people can invest through a normal brokerage account.
- Market CapCryptoThe total value of a coin: its price multiplied by the number of coins in circulation. Used to rank cryptocurrencies by size.
