Investing in stocks and commodities also on 'coin exchanges'?...Wall Street warns "not real shareholders"

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Cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bitget are transforming from Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges into comprehensive investment platforms that also handle stocks and commodities.

According to Benzinga, a U.S. economic media outlet, on August 5 (local time), Bitget launched an integrated trading account on July 16. This service allows for the management of eligible cryptocurrencies and tokenized real-world assets (RWA) in a single account. Bitget has incorporated over 370 assets, including 100 tokenized stocks, into a single margin system. Non-crypto assets accounted for approximately 40% of Bitget's total trading volume.

The tokenized stock market has also grown rapidly. Its market size more than doubled from approximately $691 million to $1.48 billion in the first half of 2026. The number of holding wallets increased from about 122,000 to 352,000. Tokenized stocks accounted for about 40% of all real-world asset holding wallets, becoming the largest segment, surpassing commodities and bonds. Solana (SOL) processed over 90% of tokenized stock trading volume.

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, stated, “Cryptocurrencies remain the foundation of our business and account for most of our trading activity.” She added, “What has changed is investors' expectations for the services a modern exchange should provide.” Bitget announced that it has attracted over 50,000 investors since the introduction of the integrated account, and cumulative trading volume has exceeded $670 million.

Bybit, Binance, and OKX have also entered the competition for comprehensive exchanges. In July, OKX launched over 40 U.S. stock and ETF products tracking Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), and others. Investors can trade these products 24 hours a day using USDT from the same account they use for cryptocurrency trading. Token holders gain economic benefits from stock price fluctuations but are not registered as actual shareholders or granted voting rights.

Wall Street and politicians raised concerns about gaps in investor protection. Stephen John Berger, Head of Government and Regulatory Policy at Citadel Securities, warned that tokenized stocks could divert liquidity from the U.S. stock market to separate trading markets. The World Federation of Exchanges pointed out that tokenized stocks mimic actual stocks but do not offer equivalent rights and safeguards. The comprehensive investment platform strategy of cryptocurrency exchanges carries both growth opportunities and regulatory risks.

[Key Article Summary]

-Bitget has expanded its integrated trading service, allowing trading of cryptocurrencies and tokenized stocks in one account.

-The market size of tokenized stocks increased from $691 million to $1.48 billion in the first half of 2026.

-Wall Street and politicians warned that token holders do not receive actual shareholder rights or protection levels comparable to existing securities markets.

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