Aerodrome Finance enables weekend trading of Nvidia assets on Base

Traditional stock markets operate roughly 6.5 hours a day, five days a week. Aerodrome Finance just made that schedule look quaint. The decentralized exchange, widely considered the dominant DEX on Coinbase’s Base network, launched liquidity pools for tokenized versions of some of the world’s most valuable companies: Nvidia (NVDAc), Meta (METAc), Apple (AAPLc), and Alphabet (GOOGLc). The pools went live over the weekend of August 24-25, and within a single day, they attracted roughly $4.55 million in combined onchain value. What actually launched and why it matters Each tokenized equity token is backed 1:1 by actual shares held in regulated custody under Abu Dhabi Global Market’s framework. When someone buys NVDAc on Base, there is a corresponding Nvidia share sitting in a custodial account. The Nvidia pool proved the most popular of the four, recording approximately $957,000 in liquidity. Traders reportedly observed meaningful price discovery for Nvidia heading into earnings, which is exactly the kind of scenario where 24/7 trading becomes more than a novelty. When material information hits after the closing bell, conventional market participants are left staring at pre-market fut...