Followin news, on May 23rd, Kraken plans to launch a tokenized US stock trading service, initially including popular stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and Nvidia (NVDA). The service targets non-US users, trading US stocks through blockchain tokens, with a 7x24 hour trading advantage, expected to go live in European, Latin American, African, and Asian markets.
This initiative is expected to disrupt traditional financial market trading time restrictions and open up an on-chain channel for global funds to enter US stocks, while bringing key progress to "real-world asset tokenization". Bitunix analysts suggest:
This is an important case of real-world asset (RWA) implementation, which will drive the integration of on-chain assets and traditional finance, benefiting public chain projects with cross-chain and asset mapping capabilities. They recommend focusing on RWA and ecosystem tokenization-related assets such as ETH, LINK, ONDO, POLY, while closely observing collaborations and capital dynamics of traditional finance entering the DeFi ecosystem, and positioning for medium-term trend opportunities.
