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Crypto exchange Kraken is planning to offer non-US customers the option of 
trading tokenized US stocks, part of the company&#8217;s push to offer more 
traditional assets via tokenization.
The products will be offered through Backed, a new Kraken partner, according 
to a statement shared with Cointelegraph. Tokens representing the stocks will 
be stored on the Solana blockchain due to its &#8220;unmatched performance, low 
latency and thriving global ecosystem,&#8221; the statement said.
&#8220;The whole point of crypto is that we&#8217;re able to see things very 
transparently,&#8221; Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said during Solana&#8217;s Accelerate 
event on May 22. &#8220;It&#8217;s decentralized. It is open-source. You can innovate as 
quickly as possible, and there&#8217;s no reason why companies like us can&#8217;t morph 
to do that.&#8221;
The decision to incorporate more traditional investment options may indicate a 
shift by Kraken to compete less with crypto-native exchanges like Coinbase and 
more with larger brokerages like Robinhood, which provide a wide range of 
investment options.
_Arjun Sethi on screen at Solana&#8217;s Accelerate event in New York City. Source: 
Cointelegraph_
On April 14, Kraken opened access to exchange-traded funds and stock trading 
to US clients based in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, 
Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia.
In 2021, cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched a similar initiative but 
ultimately canceled it due to issues with regulatory agencies in various 
countries worldwide.
According to Sethi, Kraken is building &#8220;a set of microservices&#8221; to scale out 
its products to customers.
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## Kraken&#8217;s tokenization move
Real-world assets (RWA) tokenization has been a central topic in crypto over 
the past few months. The sector&#8217;s market capitalization has climbed from $15.9 
billion on Jan. 3 to $22.7 billion on May 20, representing a 42.8% jump in the 
period.
Tokenized private credit and US Treasurys are dominant assets in the market, 
while stocks account only for $373.4 million.
Robinhood is also moving to offer tokenized stocks. According to a recent 
announcement, the brokerage is working on a blockchain for tokenized 
securities that will offer European investors exposure to US-listed companies.
RWA tokenization is gaining traction among brokerages, exchanges, and firms 
due to several key advantages. It reduces upfront costs by minimizing reliance 
on traditional financial infrastructure. Additionally, tokenization helps 
democratize access to investment opportunities, enabling retail investors to 
participate in markets that were previously limited to accredited investors.
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