“Tokenized Stocks: Breaking Down the Wall Between Crypto and Wall Street” by Wilfred Daye, CSO of Mercurity Fintech Holdings on Coinspaid Media.

Tokenized stocks are shaking up capital markets, letting equities be issued, traded, and settled directly on public blockchains. Think of it as swapping the backroom paperwork and two-day waits for an instant, always-on network.

Unlike legacy systems such as the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), these digital instruments offer real-time, borderless transactions, T+0 settlement, fractional ownership, and plug-and-play DeFi (decentralized finance) integration - all while keeping the same economic profile as traditional securities.

Three structural models lead the pack:

1. Asset-backed tokens - backed by actual shares.
2. Synthetic tokens - track stock prices without giving you the stock.
3. Native on-chain equities - issued and governed entirely by smart contracts.

Each comes with its own legal and regulatory quirks.

Industry leaders like Figure Markets and Superstate are building the rails for this shift, blending blockchain-native tools with regulated infrastructure like Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) and digital transfer agents. With regulators in the U.S., EU, and Asia starting to take them seriously, tokenized stocks are moving from idea to investable reality for both Wall Street and everyday investors.

Full article: https://coinspaidmedia.com/columns/tokenized-equities-vs-traditional-securities-structural-analysis/