Tokenized Stock Trading Surges After Hours as Market Reaches $3.3 Billion

Investors are heavily utilizing blockchain technology to trade equity tokens outside traditional market hours. More than 70% of tokenized stock volume on BNB Chain occurs beyond standard exchange hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Similar trends are visible on Solana (SOL) and Base, where off-hours trading accounted for 63% and about 60% of total volume, respectively. On Jupiter (JUP), a major Solana platform, tokenized asset volume jumped 50% month-over-month.

The preference for round-the-clock trading highlights a core advantage of blockchain-based markets over conventional exchanges. Overall market value for tokenized shares rose 15% over the past month to nearly $3.3 billion, propelled by issuers like Ondo Global Markets (ONDO), xStocks, and bStocks. To bring these assets into the formal financial framework, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced an Innovation Exemption. SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda noted that the rule requires clear disclosures regarding prices, dollar turnover, and liquidity pool balances.

Going forward, market participants will watch how quickly trading platforms meet disclosure and investor protection standards to unlock broader U.S. market access. Attention will also focus on whether traditional exchanges face increasing competitive pressure to expand their trading schedules.