Crypto Exchanges
By Evie Vavasseur
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What happened. Can a tokenized Apple share really back a crypto margin loan?
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The historical context. None of this came from nowhere. Binance started offering tokenized stock tokens back in 2020,…
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Why it matters. The numbers tell part of the story. The tokenized equities market sat at roughly $361 million in…
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What to watch. A few things worth tracking closely.
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Can a tokenized Apple share really back a crypto margin loan? Bybit thinks so — and it's already live.
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Bybit has switched on tokenized shares from six major U.S. companies as eligible collateral for margin trading and loans.
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Bybit isn't alone here. Kraken and Bitget have both moved in the same direction.
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Kraken's acquisition of Backed in late 2025 was probably the loudest signal yet that major exchanges see tokenized equities as core infrastructure, not a gimmick.
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None of this came from nowhere. Binance started offering tokenized stock tokens back in 2020, letting users trade fractions of equities without ever touching the underlying shares.
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The closest historical parallel is probably the ETF boom of the early 2000s. ETFs democratized equity access in ways that seemed radical at the time — fractional exposure,…
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Traditional derivatives offered exposure without ownership too, but they didn't claim to be backed by anything real.
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More context: Tillis and Gallego Send White House a Crypto Ethics Fix to Unlock 60 Votes
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The numbers tell part of the story. The tokenized equities market sat at roughly $361 million in July 2025. It's now around $1.72 billion.
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For investors, Bybit's collateral expansion means more flexibility. Instead of liquidating tokenized stock positions to free up capital for a trade, users can now pledge those…
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Regulatory scrutiny is probably coming. It's murky right now. The blending of traditional securities with crypto trading infrastructure sits in an uncomfortable gray zone — one…
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