{"id":106944,"date":"2025-10-22T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=106944"},"modified":"2025-10-22T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:03:11","slug":"krakens-tokenized-equities-platform-surpasses-5-billion-in-trading-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=106944","title":{"rendered":"Kraken\u2019s Tokenized Equities Platform Surpasses $5 Billion in Trading Volume"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kraken has revealed<\/a> that its tokenized equities platform has now passed a total of <\/span>$5 billion in trading volume. Alongside that, the company said revenue from the product has doubled, showing real user activity rather than just occasional testing.<\/p>\n

This milestone isn\u2019t just a nice round number. It points to a <\/span>genuine<\/span> interest in tokenized stocks and signals that this part of Kraken\u2019s business is starting to scale incredibly.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Kraken\u2019s Equity Tokens Actually Do<\/span><\/h2>\n

The platform lets users trade tokenized versions of U.S. equities and ETFs. These aren\u2019t shares in the traditional sense, but digital representations that aim to mirror the performance of real stocks. The benefit is that people can trade them during extended hours, something not usually possible with traditional brokerages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n

For users, it means access to familiar companies<\/span>, but<\/span> through a blockchain layer that offers <\/span>more flexibility and potentially fewer restrictions. With revenue doubling, it looks like traders are returning regularly, not just poking around once and leaving.<\/p>\n

Backed Is Playing a Key Role in Making This Work<\/h2>\n

One of the main reasons Kraken has been able to offer this product is its partnership with Backed Finance, a tokenization infrastructure provider. Backed issues the tokens that represent shares and ETFs. These tokens are backed one-to-one with the underlying assets held with a regulated custodian in Europe.<\/p>\n

This setup is designed to make the tokens fully redeemable and compliant with Swiss regulations. Kraken, through a partnership with Dawn Finance, gives users in the U.S. access to these tokens under its registered money services business.<\/p>\n

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Why This Feels Like a Turning Point for the Industry<\/h2>\n

Crossing the $5 billion mark in volume would have sounded ambitious even a year ago. Today, it reflects how much appetite exists for investment products that blend traditional assets with crypto-style flexibility.<\/p>\n

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