Binance Launches U.S. Stock Trading and Previews bStocks

• Binance has launched U.S. equities trading for eligible users, with access to more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs.
• The exchange also plans to introduce bStocks, tokenized securities representing selected U.S. stocks and ETFs, subject to regulatory approval.

Binance is moving further into traditional markets, and this time it is not only adding another crypto product. The exchange has introduced U.S. equities trading for eligible users, giving them access to more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs through its ADGM broker-dealer, Nest Trading Limited. The launch fits into Binance’s wider push to become a multi-asset financial platform rather than a crypto-only venue. Eligible users will be able to buy fractional shares starting at $5, trade with zero commission, and hold direct ownership of equities through a U.S.-regulated clearing broker. Applicable dividends and corporate actions are included, which matters because this is not just synthetic price exposure dressed up as stock trading. For Binance, the move is also about user behaviour. Many investors already move between stablecoins, spot crypto, derivatives and yield products. Adding listed equities brings another asset class into the same environment, with fewer steps between cash-like digital balances and traditional markets. Binance adds stocks to its multi-asset strategy The product is designed to reduce the gap between traditional investing and digital asset markets. Purchases will mainly be made with USDC, while Binance also plans support for BNB, USDT, USD1 and $U. Sale proceeds will be received in USDC. Select equities will be available for 24/5 trading, extending access beyond standard U.S. market hours. That structure is important. It uses stablecoins as the settlement bridge while giving users exposure to regulated U.S. securities through a broker and clearing setup. It also gives Binance a way to keep more activity inside its ecosystem, from crypto balances to stock purchases and eventually tokenized instruments.

“We have set out to reach the next 3 billion users, and to do that, we need to make it simpler for users to access opportunities across asset classes, diversify their portfolios, and move more easily between traditional investing and on-chain finance,” said Yi He, co-founder and co-CEO of Binance. “That is what a multi-asset financial super app should help people do.”

Eligible users will also have access to Fully Paid Securities Lending, allowing them to earn passive income by lending stock holdings. That feature brings Binance closer to the brokerage model used by traditional trading platforms, where idle securities can become part of a broader income and market-liquidity layer. bStocks will bring tokenized equities into the exchange Binance said it plans to launch bStocks in the coming weeks, subject to regulatory approval. The products will represent selected U.S. stocks and ETFs and will be issued by BTECH Holdings Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle registered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. This is where the announcement becomes more than a stock-trading rollout. Tokenized securities could make equities easier to move, trade and potentially use inside on-chain applications. In theory, that opens the door to collateral use, liquidity provision, lending markets and other programmable finance structures. In practice, the hard part is regulation, custody, investor eligibility and making sure users understand what they actually own.

“Tokenization has the potential to reshape financial markets by giving users greater control, more flexibility, and ultimately more financial freedom,” said Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance. “We see a significant opportunity to make financial assets more accessible, more useful, and more connected across traditional and digital markets.”

There are limits, and they are not small. bStocks are not ordinary shares and do not give holders direct ownership in the underlying listed company. Binance also said the products will not be offered to U.S. persons. Securities trading will be routed through Alpaca for execution, clearing, settlement and custody, while Binance itself will not custody the securities.