Key facts
- Over 70% of tokenized stock trading volume on BNB Chain occurs outside regular US market hours.
- The total value of tokenized stocks has reached nearly $3.3 billion.
- Bitcoin treasury company Strive now holds 32,773 BTC.
- A proposed US accounting rule could allow stablecoins with direct redemption rights to be treated as cash equivalents.
Tokenized stocks are increasingly trading beyond traditional Wall Street hours, with over 70% of volume on BNB Chain occurring outside the 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern window, according to industry data. Similar patterns are emerging on Solana and Base, indicating a growing demand for around-the-clock access to equities issued onchain. Jupiter reported a 50% month-over-month increase in tokenized asset trading volume, and the total value of tokenized stocks has climbed to nearly $3.3 billion. Meanwhile, Bitcoin treasury company Strive has expanded its holdings by purchasing 3,311 BTC, bringing its total to 32,773 BTC. In other developments, Bitcoin miners looking to expand into AI and high-performance computing are facing higher borrowing costs, with an estimated $50 billion funding gap for these ambitions. A proposed change to US accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) could allow qualifying stablecoins to be treated as cash equivalents on corporate balance sheets, provided companies have direct redemption rights with issuers.