Tokenized Stock Trading Explodes in September — Market Talk
The amount of stocks trading on blockchains went from $639 million in September 2025 to $3.17 billion in September 2026--a near 400% increase year-over-year, says RedStone in a report. While the popularity of tokenized stocks is growing at an exponential rate, their utility remains fairly limited. The firm says that most are traded in the form of perpetual futures on exchanges like Binance, and that the three-largest issuers of tokenized stocks don't allow holders any direct share ownership. Which is why tokens purporting to represent OpenAI stock or Anthropic shares have been publicly disavowed by both companies, which have announced IPOs but haven't started any roadshows. Bitcoin posted a strong September, and is up 0.6% to $86,260 in current trade. ([email protected])