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Binance bStocks overtakes Kraken xStocks as second-largest tokenized stock issuer

Created at 13 Aug · 10:11 AM1 source↑ Market-relevant
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Binance bStocks has become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer by value, surpassing Kraken's xStocks less than two months after its launch. The total market value for tokenized stocks has surged significantly over the past year.

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Key Numbers

$610.6 millionBinance bStocks market value
$601.2 millionKraken xStocks market value
$927 millionOndo Finance market value
$2.7 billionTotal tokenized stock market value
Two monthsTime since Binance bStocks launch

Who's Involved

Binance bStocks
Second-largest tokenized stock issuer by value
Kraken xStocks
Third-largest tokenized stock issuer by value
Ondo Finance
Largest tokenized stock issuer by value
Changpeng Zhao
Co-founder and former CEO of Binance
Token Terminal
Data provider for tokenized stock market values

↳ Why This Matters

The rapid rise of Binance bStocks signifies increasing institutional interest and adoption of tokenized traditional assets on the blockchain, potentially reshaping how investors access global equity markets.

Key facts

  • Binance bStocks has become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer by value.
  • bStocks surpassed Kraken's xStocks in market value less than two months after its launch.
  • As of Tuesday, bStocks held $610.6 million in value, with xStocks at $601.2 million.
  • Ondo Finance is the largest issuer with approximately $927 million.
  • The total value of tokenized stocks has grown from $80 million to $2.7 billion in one year.

Binance bStocks has surpassed Kraken's xStocks to become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer by market value, less than two months after its launch on June 11. As of Tuesday, bStocks held a value of $610.6 million, narrowly ahead of xStocks at $601.2 million. Ondo Finance remains the leading issuer with approximately $927 million. This shift highlights the rapid growth and evolving landscape of the tokenized stock market, which has surged from around $80 million a year ago to approximately $2.7 billion. Binance launched bStocks to provide investors with exposure to U.S. stocks via blockchain-based tokens, a move attributed by Binance's co-founder Changpeng Zhao to the exchange's large user base.

Frequently asked questions

Tokenized stocks are digital tokens on a blockchain that represent ownership or exposure to traditional stocks, allowing for trading on crypto platforms.

Binance launched bStocks to offer its user base access to U.S. stocks through blockchain-based tokens, without direct ownership of the underlying shares.

The total market value for tokenized stocks has surged from approximately $80 million a year ago to about $2.7 billion.

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How It Developed

Binance launched bStocks on June 11.
bStocks reached approximately $624 million in value on Aug. 3.
bStocks surpassed xStocks' value of roughly $579 million on Aug. 3.
As of Tuesday, bStocks held $610.6 million, narrowly ahead of xStocks at $601.2 million.
Ondo Finance remains the largest tokenized stock issuer with about $927 million.

Sources

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Binance bStocks passes xStocks as second-largest tokenized stock issuerBinance bStocks became the second-largest tokenized stock issuer less than two months after launch, narrowly ahead of Kraken’s xStocks.Cointelegraph

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