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Binance Research finds 70% of users hold tokenized stocks instead of day-trading them
Early data from Binance's new equities platform suggests crypto users are buying and holding stocks, not flipping them, with 93% of new users coming from emerging markets
Crypto’s largest exchange just handed itself a report card on its new stock-trading feature, and the results are surprisingly boring. In a good way.
Binance Research published a report on June 4 titled “Equity Layer: From Tokens to Tickers,” revealing that 70% of users on its newly launched equities platform are holding stocks rather than same-day trading them.
From memecoins to Microsoft
The data comes from the first week of activity following Binance’s June 1 launch of direct US equities trading for eligible non-US users. The platform now offers access to more than 7,000 stocks and ETFs, with no commission fees and fractional share purchases starting at just $5.
Trading runs 24/5 on select assets through Binance’s regulated entity in the Abu Dhabi Global Market.
The composition of those holdings tells its own story. Over 70% of fund inflows to the platform have been directed toward AI-themed investments.
The emerging market thesis
A full 93% of new stock-trading users on the platform originate from emerging markets.
Binance’s report projects that crypto platforms could channel between $2 trillion and $5 trillion in new equity capital by 2031. The report also estimates roughly 300 million new investors could enter the market by 2031, primarily from those same emerging economies.
The $5 minimum for fractional shares is a deliberate design choice targeting this demographic.
Tokenized securities and the bStocks roadmap
Binance has also unveiled plans for “bStocks,” a tokenized securities product built on the BNB Chain. The mechanics involve a Special Purpose Vehicle registered in the ADGM, specifically BTECH Holdings Ltd., which would facilitate on-chain token conversions of stock holdings.
This isn’t Binance’s first venture into tokenized equities. The exchange partnered with Ondo Finance back in February 2026, reintroducing over 100 tokenized US stocks and ETFs to the platform.
Tokenized stocks can potentially be used as collateral in DeFi protocols, traded around the clock, and settled in seconds rather than the traditional T+1 window.