Kraken just took a seat at the big boy table with the US SEC’s Crypto Task Force.
They met Monday to talk about tokenization, taking old-school assets like stocks and putting them on the blockchain, making them tradable around the clock.
Sounds like the future, right? But hold on, this story’s got twists.
No closing hours
Picture Kraken’s crew rolling up with their lawyers from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, ready to discuss the ins and outs of tokenized trading systems.
What’s on the menu? How to play by the rules, how to protect investors, and just why tokenization could shake up Wall Street’s old guard.
The SEC is getting heat from traditional exchange groups and regulators worldwide.
These guys want stricter controls on tokenized stocks, worried about investor protections missing in the crypto market.
Tokenized stocks aren’t your everyday ticker tape. Unlike traditional stocks traded nine-to-five, these babies never sleep.
Kraken and Robinhood have been hustling, letting people, especially international investors buy US equities any time they want.
Kraken launched their tokenized stocks back in May, while Robinhood started rolling theirs out in the EU by the end of June.
Just this week, Kraken jumped into the Tron blockchain, expanding the game even further. It’s like taking the classic poker game and playing it in a whole new casino with no closing hours.
Future jackpot
And here’s where it’s complicated, because the market for tokenized stocks is still crawling, not sprinting.
The total value sits at $360 million, down 11% in the last month according to RWA.xyz’s experts.
That’s just a tiny drop in a pool worth over $26 billion in all Real World Assets tokenized so far.
Binance research throws a joker on the table, if just 1% of the global stock market goes onchain, this sector could balloon to over $1.3 trillion. Talk about future jackpot money.
Aim high
A new Kraken survey found that 65% of 1,000 US investors who dabble in both crypto and stocks believe crypto will outrun traditional equities in the next decade.
Bold claim, but hey, when you got a jetpack strapped on, why not aim high?
So, Kraken’s talking to the SEC like a wise consigliere, trying to smooth out this tokenized future before the suits shut it down.
Regulators say want safety, Kraken wants revolution and revenue. Tokenized stocks are the new frontier, but they gotta prove they’re not just a flashy fad.
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📅 Published: August 27, 2025 • 🕓 Last updated: August 27, 2025
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