Agreement for joint product development to give global customers access to onchain trading, along with stock exchange and crypto market data
Blockchain and the New York Stock Exchange are exploring 24/7/365 access to tokenized U.S. exchange-listed stocks and ETFs for customers around the world.
A newly signed agreement also connects data layers – stock and crypto data will flow between the two platforms, giving users deeper market intelligence.
Today, Blockchain and the NYSE Group announced an agreement for a strategic collaboration to explore what onchain access to U.S. equities could look like at global scale. The collaboration’s aim is to give crypto-native investors everywhere the ability to trade tokenized versions of NYSE-listed stocks and ETFs, without the constraints of market hours, geography, or brokerage access.
At its core, it’s a bet by both parties on where capital markets are heading. Citi Institute puts the tokenized asset market at a $5.5 trillion base case by 2030, and the appeal is straightforward: fractional ownership, always-on trading, global reach, and transparent settlement that happens onchain. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also recently announced a regulatory pathway supporting innovation in tokenized securities.
“Tokenized stocks are one of the most impactful advancements in the modern financial landscape, and a key catalyst for greater economic freedom. People shouldn’t be limited in owning stocks based on where they happen to live or the brokerage and information they may or may not have access to. Connecting to the NYSE digital ATS will enable us to extend the opportunity to invest in these digital assets to tens of millions of Blockchain.com users around the world.” – Peter Smith, Executive Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blockchain.com
The collaboration goes well beyond tokenization; it also opens up a two-way data exchange.
NYSE’s affiliated business, ICE Data Services, will distribute our crypto market data and analytics to its subscribing clients, giving traditional investors sharper visibility into digital assets.
On the other end, we will bring ICE and NYSE exchange data feeds into our app, putting real-time stock data in front of more than 44 million confirmed accounts to boost their market intelligence and investment decisions. One of the first places that data will surface is June, our crypto-savvy AI assistant.
Earlier this year, we partnered with Ondo Finance to launch onchain tokenized U.S. stocks to customers across Europe. This new agreement with NYSE represents another step in the direction of broader global convergence of capital markets and digital assets, building toward a future state where crypto-native and traditional finance cease to operate in separate lanes while ensuring greater economic freedom and investment opportunities that are accessible to all.
