FinTech is Onchain - Issue #549 Tuesday, July 8th 2025 12:00AM
The Focus
It started with a promise: break the system, then rebuild it onchain. And now, that vision is quietly inching forward—stock by stock.
Robinhood launched tokenized equities across the EU. Kraken and Bybit followed suit, offering 24/5 trading of real-world assets like Apple and Nvidia through platforms that speak fluent crypto. Gemini took a more cautious route, starting with just MicroStrategy. Meanwhile, U.S. regulators—until recently the biggest roadblock—are beginning to speak a different language.
But here’s the catch: is this a revolution, or just replication?
The benefits are clear—faster settlement, fewer intermediaries, and cross-border access. But the limitations are just as real: custodians still exist, compliance remains fuzzy, and the tokens don’t move unless someone else says so.
In this week’s editorial, we unpack both sides of the trend that’s suddenly everywhere.
From the technical shifts to the quiet regulatory pivots, from the public launches to the unspoken trade-offs—this isn’t just about stocks.
It’s about how much of the old system blockchain is really willing—or able—to rewrite.
Read more: The New Frontier of Stocks? - FTW Sunday Editorial
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