The New York Stock Exchange is working on a new platform that could let investors trade tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs at any time, day or night. The system blends its current trading infrastructure with blockchain tech to enable instant settlement and remove the limits of market hours. It’s not live yet, but if regulators give it the green light, the NYSE could be the first major exchange to offer nonstop trading on real equities.
What This Platform Will Actually Do
This isn’t about creating entirely new assets. Instead, the platform will let investors trade tokenized versions of stocks that already exist. Orders could be placed in dollar amounts and settled using stablecoins, with trades cleared on supported blockchains. The goal is to move away from the current “T+1” system, where settlement takes one business day, and replace it with something closer to real-time.
BREAKING: NYSE announces new tokenization platform.
Here's what they're building:
A completely new trading venue with:
• 24/7 operations (no market hours)
• Instant settlement (not T+1)
• Stablecoin-based funding (not bank wires)
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The NYSE’s matching engine, Pillar, will still handle the order flow. But behind the scenes, blockchain will take care of what happens after a trade is made. The design includes support for multiple blockchains, so it’s not tied to a single network. That flexibility means it could appeal to firms already experimenting with on-chain finance.
Say Goodbye to Trading Hours
One of the biggest differences would be around-the-clock trading. Right now, U.S. equities are confined to set hours, and most post-trade activity has to wait for banks and clearinghouses to catch up. This new platform changes that. If it launches, you could adjust your portfolio late at night or on a Sunday without waiting for Monday morning.
Fractional trading will also be supported, meaning you don’t need to buy a full share of expensive stocks. And by funding trades with stablecoins, users can potentially move faster than with old-school bank transfers that don’t work outside business hours.
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Nothing Changes for Shareholder Rights
Even though these are tokenized assets, the platform won’t water down ownership rights. If you hold tokenized shares, you still get dividends and voting rights just like anyone with regular stock. The two formats, traditional and tokenized, are meant to stay interchangeable under U.S. securities law.
The NYSE also plans to make access to the platform equal for all qualified broker-dealers. That means no preferential treatment for specific firms, and a structure that reflects how U.S. markets operate today. The idea is to keep the new system familiar enough that big players can plug into it without changing everything at once.
Banks and Clearinghouses Are Already in the Loop
This push is part of a bigger effort by the NYSE’s parent company, Intercontinental Exchange, to upgrade financial plumbing. That includes clearing systems that can handle 24/7 trading and collateral that exists on-chain. BNY Mellon and Citi are already in talks about tokenized deposits that would let clearing members move money at any time, even across borders and outside normal hours.
Others are looking at similar moves. Nasdaq is seeking approval for extended-hours trading of tokenized shares, and retail brokerages are expanding trading windows for selected assets. The NYSE is going further by building an entirely new venue to host these trades.
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Still Waiting on a Green Light
Before any of this goes live, the Securities and Exchange Commission has to approve it. That means regulators will have to decide if the system protects investors and keeps the market fair. If the SEC signs off, the NYSE could roll out the platform sometime in 2026.
The outcome could change how equities trading works in the U.S., setting the tone for what other exchanges and financial institutions do next. Investors, regulators, and competing platforms will be watching closely to see what happens next.
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