The $40 investor is rewiring Wall Street: tokenised stocks were built for institutions but claimed by the global south
NYSE partners with Securitize as its first digital transfer agent to enable tokenised stocks and ETFs with 24/7 trading and instant settlement via stablecoins
Source: X
Although designed for institutions, tokenised stocks have become micro-investing tools for the global south. A Four Pillars report describes the sector as a structural redesign of equity markets for professionals. However, trade data reveals a median user purchase of just $40 in Apple stock via mobile. Rapid growth underscores this shift; Ondo Finance launched Ondo Global Markets on September 3rd, 2025, offering over 100 US securities. By February 2026, 1inch aggregator volumes alone topped $2.5 billion. Simultaneously, xStocks processed $10 billion in volume, capturing up to 99% of Solana’s tokenised stock trading. And by March 2026, on-chain tokenised equities exceeded $1 billion with Ondo holding 58% and xStocks 24%. Marko Vidrih, co-founder and COO of RWA.io, put a number on it: tokenised stock values rose “roughly 2…
