Major cryptocurrency exchanges are reportedly positioning to bring tokenized stock trading onto the blockchain, signaling a renewed push to merge traditional financial markets with digital assets. 

According to a report published Friday by The Information, platforms such as Binance are exploring ways to offer crypto tokens that track publicly listed US companies, effectively creating new channels for equity exposure through tokenized instruments.

Binance And OKX Explore Tokenized Stocks

The report says Binance is considering reintroducing stock tokens to its platform, several years after pulling similar products in 2021 amid regulatory uncertainty. 

The plan, cited by a person familiar with the matter, reflects a broader shift within the industry as exchanges revisit tokenized equities under evolving market and compliance frameworks. 

OKX is also said to be evaluating the possibility of offering tokenized stocks, according to Haider Rafique, the company’s global managing partner and chief marketing officer.

Binance has framed the move as part of its long-term strategy to connect traditional finance with the crypto ecosystem. In a statement to CoinDesk, a Binance spokesperson said the exchange is focused on expanding user choice while maintaining strict regulatory standards. 

The company noted that it began supporting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) last year and recently launched what it described as the first regulated traditional finance perpetual contracts settled in stablecoins. 

Exploring tokenized equities, the spokesperson said, is a natural progression as Binance continues to build infrastructure, collaborate with established financial institutions, and develop new products for users and the wider industry.

Binance and OKX are not alone in this effort. Several major crypto firms, including Robinhood (HOOD), Gemini (GEMI), and Kraken, have already rolled out tokenized stock offerings in Europe. Meanwhile, Robinhood and blockchain startup Dinari are seeking regulatory approval to introduce similar products in the United States.

Tokenized Shares Gain Increased Interest

Robinhood took a significant step in June of last year when it launched trading in tokens linked to publicly listed companies and announced plans to expand into tokenized shares of private firms. 

As part of the rollout, the company distributed tokens pegged to OpenAI. According to Robinhood’s terms and conditions, those tokens function as derivative contracts backed by the firm’s ownership of fund units in a special-purpose vehicle that holds OpenAI convertible notes. 

Coinbase (COIN), on the other hand, is reportedly in discussions with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about launching tokenized securities that would grant investors the same legal rights and benefits as conventional shares. 

Several issuers involved in the space say they are closely adhering to established rules around securities law, anti-money laundering requirements, bankruptcy protections, and investor safeguards.

Industry leaders argue that, when structured properly, tokenization can strengthen rather than weaken investor protections. Ian De Bode, chief strategy officer at Ondo Finance, said that a careful approach to tokenized securities can enhance safeguards while unlocking efficiencies that traditional markets struggle to achieve.

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The Shiba Inu price crashed to as low as $0.000007683 yesterday, sparking bearish sentiment towards the meme coin. This crash came on the back of a transfer of billions of SHIB tokens, which raised concerns of a potential sell-off by the whale in question. 

Why The Shiba Inu Price Crashed

The Shiba Inu price crashed amid significant selling pressure, with a SHIB whale sending billions of tokens to Robinhood, likely to offload these tokens. Arkham data shows that the whale (0x2d0…9f7bB) first sent 210.365 billion SHIB tokens, worth $1.63 million, to the crypto exchange. These tokens represented about 97% of the whale’s SHIB holdings.

Further data from Arkham shows that the SHIB whale sent an additional 1.52 billion tokens to Robinhood and 7 billion tokens to liquidity provider B2C2 Group, which could be an OTC sale. The Shiba Inu price has notably crashed by over 7% in the last week, and it suffered its worst drop during this period yesterday amid the whale’s transfers. The whale now holds only 5.86 billion SHIB, worth $46,790.

The Shiba Inu price also crashed due to the sell-off in the broader crypto market, led by Bitcoin. BC dropped to as low as $87,000 yesterday amid concerns over trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe stemming from the Greenland-linked Trump tariffs. However, the market recovered towards the end of the day as Trump announced that he had canceled the proposed tariffs, having reached a Greenland deal with NATO.  

Despite the recent Shiba Inu price crash, the meme coin is still up over 15% year-to-date (YTD) and ranks among the best-performing crypto assets this year. However, SHIb is still far off from its current all-time high (ATH) of $0.00008845. 

Exchange Netflows For SHIB Remains Mixed

SHIB’s exchange netflows have remained mixed, indicating there is no clear accumulation pattern for the meme coin at the moment. CryptoQuant data shows that today’s net flows are negative, totaling just over 7 billion Shiba Inu tokens, suggesting that more coins are flowing into exchanges than out. 

However, the total exchanges’ netflows yesterday were positive, at 1.6 billion tokens, indicating more tokens leaving exchanges, which is bullish for the Shiba Inu price as it hints at accumulation from whales. On January 16, SHIB’s netflows were also positive, totaling around 115 billion tokens. However, the positive netflows on that day were overshadowed by the negative flows of 214 billion SHIB recorded on January 20.   

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Crypto traders still remain bullish on the Shiba Inu price as CoinGlass data shows the long/short ratio is currently above 1. Derivatives trading volume has also jumped by over 20% while the open interest is up almost 3%. 

At the time of writing, the Shiba Inu price is trading at around $0.000007978, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

Indonesia has drawn a clearer legal boundary around its fast-growing crypto market.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has released an official whitelist of licensed digital asset platforms, setting out which exchanges are legally allowed to operate in the country.

The move gives investors a single reference point to check whether a crypto provider is authorised and signals a more structured phase of oversight for digital assets.

It also arrives as global firms step up efforts to enter Southeast Asia’s largest economy, where crypto participation has expanded rapidly alongside traditional capital markets.

The whitelist names 29 approved entities and their associated applications or platforms.

According to Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, the list is intended to help the public distinguish between licensed operators and those that are not authorised.

Users have been urged to trade only with platforms included on the list and to treat any unlisted services as unlicensed operators.

Whitelist reshapes crypto access

By publishing a formal register, the regulator has effectively tightened the gateway into Indonesia’s crypto ecosystem.

Until now, retail users often relied on fragmented information to verify whether an exchange was compliant.

The whitelist consolidates this process, offering a regulator-backed reference that places responsibility on platforms to maintain their licensed status.

The announcement also gives enforcement greater clarity.

Platforms operating outside the list are now explicitly positioned as unauthorised, strengthening the regulator’s hand in tackling illicit or non-compliant activity across digital asset markets.

Global firms move into Indonesia

The regulatory clarity comes as international crypto and trading firms seek exposure to Indonesia’s expanding investor base.

Earlier this month, Robinhood signed agreements to acquire Indonesian brokerage Buana Capital and licensed digital asset trader PT Pedagang Aset Kripto.

The transactions provide the company with a direct route into a market that counts more than 19 million capital-market investors and around 17 million crypto traders.

In September, Hong Kong-based OSL Group completed its acquisition of local exchange Koinsayang.

The deal secured regulatory approval for OSL to offer both spot and derivatives trading services in Indonesia, reinforcing the country’s appeal to established regional players.

Rules tighten around digital assets

The whitelist follows OJK Regulation No. 23/2025, which introduces stricter controls over digital financial assets, including crypto and related derivatives.

Under the regulation, exchanges are barred from facilitating trades in assets that are not registered or approved by a licensed digital asset exchange.

The framework also formalises the treatment of digital asset derivatives. Exchanges must obtain prior approval from the regulator before offering such products.

In addition, platforms are required to implement margin mechanisms using segregated funds or digital assets, while consumers must pass a knowledge test before accessing derivatives trading.

The regulator has said these measures are designed to align Indonesia’s market with international supervisory standards and enhance investor protection.

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