Securitize launches tokenized Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla stocks on Solana

Securitize has started selling blockchain versions of America’s most-watched stocks. Its new platform, Securitize Stocks, went live on October 8, 2026, offering tokens backed 1:1 by shares of companies like Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla. The pitch is simple. You hold a token on Solana, and a real share sits behind it at a regulated brokerage. What Securitize is actually offering The product is built around something called Convertible Entitlement Tokens, or CETs. Each CET is backed by an actual share held at Securitize’s regulated brokerage. That structure matters because it gives holders the economic benefits of owning the stock. According to Securitize, that includes dividends, voting rights where applicable, and other corporate actions. The launch lineup covers 12 equities. The tickers are AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOG, TSLA, META, AMZN, NFLX, CRCL, SPCX, STR, and PLTR. How trading and settlement work Trading kicks off on Securitize’s existing Solana-based PropAMM. Trades settle in USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin, rather than through the traditional settlement pipes Wall Street uses. Hours are extended at launch, not round-the-clock. Securitize has framed this as a step toward a potentia...