TL;DR:
Crypto.com launched tokenized derivatives that replicate the price of 1,500 U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including Apple, Nvidia and Tesla, as well as instruments such as SPDR Gold Shares and iShares Silver Trust. The products are available to eligible users in the European Economic Area and other approved markets, allow positions to be opened from $1 and operate 24 hours a day.
The instruments are issued by Foris Capital CY Limited and function as synthetic derivatives: if Apple’s price rises, the corresponding product replicates that movement, but the holder does not become a shareholder of Apple. This means investors do not acquire legal or beneficial ownership of the underlying securities, do not obtain voting rights or other shareholder rights, although they may receive dividend-equivalent adjustments. The underlying assets backing the products are custodied at Alpaca, a broker-dealer registered in the United States.
The launch builds on the acquisition of Foris Capital completed in May 2025, which allowed the platform to obtain a MiFID license —the European directive on markets in financial instruments— enabling it to offer regulated financial products in Europe. According to CoinGecko, Crypto.com is currently the eleventh largest exchange in the world by volume.
U.S. equity exposure, now accessible from Europe.
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The tokenized stock market reached approximately $2.49 billion in total value, representing a 600% increase over the past year according to RWA.xyz. Citi estimated that tokenized securities could expand to create a $5.5 trillion market by 2030, with $2.6 trillion corresponding to tokenized stocks.
Other firms have already entered the sector. Kraken, Bybit, Bitget and Robinhood launched tokenized equity products for investors outside the U.S. Meanwhile, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation began testing infrastructure for tokenized securities, while Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange announced their own initiatives in this field.
Not all models work the same way. Synthetic or derivative products track the performance of a stock without making the buyer a shareholder, while issuer-sponsored models can bring real ordinary shares to the blockchain, preserving ownership and shareholder rights.
