Bitget Launches Stock+: Buy Real US Stocks With Crypto Through Regulated Brokers

TLDR

• Bitget launched Stock+, allowing users to buy real US stocks using crypto converted to USDC
• Trades settle through regulated US brokers RQD Clearing and Atomic Vaults Securities
• Users get actual share ownership, including cash dividends and stock split adjustments
• Over 500 US stocks and ETFs are available, with rToken assets under management above $50 million
• The feature is unavailable in the UK, EU, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and several other countries

Bitget has launched a new feature called Stock+, which lets crypto users buy real US stocks directly through their crypto account. Users convert digital assets into USDC, Circle’s stablecoin, and then purchase shares in US-listed companies.

Unlike tokenized stocks, which give synthetic exposure, Stock+ gives users actual ownership of the underlying shares. That means users are eligible for cash dividends and stock split adjustments.

Orders are routed through two US-licensed brokers: RQD Clearing and Atomic Vaults Securities. Trades can be placed during US pre-market, regular, and after-hours sessions.

Users can also transfer existing US stock holdings into the platform from participating brokers. Outbound transfers are not yet available, but Bitget says that will come later.

Services are provided through Parsa Financial Services Pty Limited, a Bitget group entity licensed in South Africa.

What’s Already on the Platform

Bitget already offers over 500 US stocks and ETFs through its earlier product, rToken, which launched in early June alongside a protocol called Reality. rToken gives tokenized exposure to stocks like Tesla, SpaceX, and Nvidia. Assets under management for rToken have passed $50 million, according to Bitget. Those figures are self-reported.

Stock+ is a step further. Where rToken wraps stocks in tokens, Stock+ settles actual shares through US brokers. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said: “Access is important, but ownership matters too.”

Promotional fees start at 0.1%, with a 50% discount running until August 31.

A Crowded and Fast-Moving Space

Bitget is not alone in trying to connect crypto and stock trading. Coinbase has asked the SEC for approval to offer tokenized stock trading. Kraken is seeking regulatory clearance for a 24/7 tokenized equity platform.

The SEC has also approved a Nasdaq pilot for tokenized stock trading. A newer company called 24X National Exchange has filed to trade tokenized equities on an already approved exchange. Meanwhile, xStocks has placed tokenized US equities inside a Telegram wallet.

Most of these efforts wrap real stocks in tokens. Stock+ takes the opposite approach by settling real shares through brokers, which avoids some tokenization regulatory questions but relies on traditional clearing infrastructure rather than blockchain.

Stock+ is not available to users in the UK, Australia, Canada, EU member states, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Kenya, Vietnam, and a number of other countries.

Bitget calls itself the world’s largest Universal Exchange, though it has not benchmarked that claim against named competitors.

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